For the past few months I have been using a free prayer app called Echo. I was not familiar with it until I was looking for resources to share in the weekly newsletter I write for Mission Resource.<\/p>\n\n\n
I have tried multiple times over my life to keep some sort of prayer journal but it’s not a habit I have ever managed to make consistent. There was something about physically writing in a little notebook that just caused too much friction. The book would get messy fast and required a lot of flipping pages back and forth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
But the Echo app now allows me to keep all current prayer matters in one list that comes in random order each day in big bold print. I move through the list with a swipe instead of flipping through the pages of a notebook.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
And when a prayer has been answered – like for my great nephew Max who was miraculously healed of a serious heart defect – I can mark it as answered and it is filed away as a testament to God’s goodness.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
There’s one other thing that I like about this app. It’s a little psychological trick and maybe it shouldn’t matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
But it does.<\/p>\n\n\n
There’s a little counter on the home page that keeps track of how many days in a row I have prayed. And, when evening comes, if I haven’t yet opened the app throughout the day, a notification will pop up on my phone reminding me to keep my streak going.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
That sounds a bit cheesy, but it has kept me consistent in prayer, even on days when I get busy and forget.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
And that is what counts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Look it up, try it, and let me know what you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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