The verse for today is James 5:16 — “Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”
Prayer. It’s not a performance, not a formula, and not a speech to impress heaven. It’s simply a heart leaning into God. James doesn’t just tell us to pray—he tells us why: so that we may be healed. He doesn’t mean only physical healing, though God surely does that. He means the kind of healing that reaches beneath the skin—where guilt festers, shame lingers, and loneliness echoes.
I love the way he adds that last line. “The prayer of a righteous person has great power.” There’s no mention of volume or vocabulary. God isn’t moved by polished phrases or lofty words. He listens for honesty. He responds to sincerity. When we pray with open hearts, something holy happens—Heaven leans in.
That’s the beauty of prayer. It changes things, yes. But more often, it changes us. It’s not about how loud we shout or how long we stay on our knees. It’s about where we turn when life overwhelms us. James invites us to turn to each other and, more importantly, to God.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.