Use your fingers as memory aids when you pray for missions. Here is how yout fingers can be prayer reminders:
1. THUMB
Since your thumb is nearest to you, begin by praying for those missionaries closest to you. They are the easiest ones to remember. C. S. Lewis said that praying for those we love is a “sweet duty.”
2. INDEX or POINTING FINGER
Let your “pointing finger” remind you to pray for missionaries who teach, instruct, and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and evangelists. They need support and wisdom for pointing others in the right direction.
3. MIDDLE FINGER
Our tallest finger reminds us of our church leaders. We can never pray too much for them. Pray for those who supervise and direct missionary outreach.
4. RING FINGER
As any piano teacher will testify, the ring finger is our weakest finger. This weaker finger reminds us to pray for those missionaries who are discouraged (through work overload, loneliness, harassment & hostility), in trouble, or in pain.
5. LITTLE FINGER
Our little finger is the smallest of the digits on our hands. The Bible says, “The least shall be the greatest among you.” Let your pinkie remind you to pray for the people of the world who have the greatest need to find Jesus. Pray that they will open their eyes and see Him.
Intercessory prayer support is a key thing that believers in local churches can do to support world evangelism. “All movements of the Spirit in China, within our