Praying for you

I Thessalonians 1: 2-5
Every time we think of you, we thank God for you. Day and night you're in our prayers as we call to mind your work of faith, your labor of love, and your patience of hope in following our Master, Jesus Christ, before God our Father.

How many times have I told someone that I would pray for them and then let my mind get distracted from following through. Lately though I have realized that I don't have to wait for a "prayer time" to pray. Any time a person is brought to my mind, I can pray for that person. Believe me it changes the way you look at people. I want to be connected to God through my day.
I received an email from a lady this afternoon whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in a car accident five weeks ago. Remember I said a few weeks ago that I was having trouble looking for the sadder story. Well, this one is. Not only was the girl only 14, but her 17-year-old brother was driving the vehicle. I have been praying for that family all evening. The mom and I have agreed to communicate by email to see if we can help one another through this year.
I have heard of people who have markers that remind them to pray. Jimmy Carter prayed every time he walked through the rose garden near the White House. Others say they pray every time their house comes into view. In today's world we could have constant prayers going up if Christians would pray every time they saw a McDonald's, Starbuck's, Walgreens, CVC. As I wrote before, my prayer life has changed. It is more random and more constant than ever before. It is the only thing that keeps me putting one foot in front of the other.