So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.

I remember getting off the phone with one of my son’s doctors and just bursting into tears. My son had recently participated in oral immunity therapy for peanuts that was designed to help his body desensitize to peanut allergens. The problem was, as much as I could control the amount of peanut substance given, I couldn’t control his outbreak of hives – continual daily hives. He also scraped his chin in a sledding incident, and instead of the body healing itself, it angrily became infected. As I made my complaints to the doctor, I was met with the term “idiosyncratic,” meaning don’t understand the origin of the symptoms. I felt helpless and deflated. But God in his ever-faithful, loving, and kind character happened to make this phone call happen right before my prayer meeting.  

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And as the prayer meeting began, tears continually streaming down my face, my prayer sisters prayed for me and over me. I had no words, but they did. Although I wasn’t in a physical battle, I was in some sort of spiritual battle where I could not stand. With the word of God as my rock sustaining me from beneath, I had my two prayer sisters, like Aaron and Hur, holding me up in prayer.  

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It was a moment I will never forget, having prayers wrap around me and holding me near to the Father. I serve on the prayer team at church because I know what it is to have people come alongside me and lift me to Father. Serving in the prayer room at church I hear the cries of the hearts of his people, needing comfort, seeking guidance, needing help when they feel helpless. I too, know what it’s like to not have the words to speak, and it is an honor and blessing to carry those to the foot of the throne.

When you participate in a serve team you get a peek at how the church runs behind the scenes. They are thoughtful in all they do; I am surprised by the attention to detail, the care they take to make people not only feel welcomed but heard. Serving on the prayer team allows me to meet and serve alongside others who would not normally be in my life circles. I see the beauty of the church at work; we all have different stories and faith journeys but are unified with Christ on the cross.  

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Have you been impacted by a serve team? How can you allow God to lead you to serve him and the people of the church?

Lord, it is an honor and blessing to serve you. Thank you that you bring others to come alongside me in my faith journey. Thank you for the joy you give when serving. Thank you that when I see the church at work, I see a glimpse of eternity.