1st Timothy 2:8. “I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.” HOLY HANDS. The first act of my hands on any given day Is to wash them in hot water to take impurities away But there is another washing that involves both what I do and say That lets me lift up holy hands!
So, I open the Word and with a simple prayer, Begin to read and listen to my Father there As He unfolds to me what He wants to share – That lets me lift up holy hands!
Later, my wife and I together the scriptures read, And together we pray and in intercession plead – But I must treat her with respect and seek to meet her need – That lets me lift up holy hands!
From there to some work that at times seems mundane – Because day after day it is so often the same – But I must be diligent in it so no others can blame – That lets me lift up holy hands!
Much of what is done is when I am alone. If I choose to do wrong, it might never be known, But if I have sinned, I must confess the wrong – That lets me lift up holy hands!
If my brothers in Christ do something and I don’t agree, Or some incident of note happens in the family, It may be important to them, so I can’t let it be trivial to me – That lets me lift up holy hands!
When I am lying on my bed getting close to heaven, May there never be a wrong done that I haven’t forgiven, Or if I have wronged another, may my forgiveness be given – That lets me lift up holy hands!
“O Holy God, my Father: tonight, we will be going to where the assembly prays together. May there not be anything that hinders all of the men from praying with holy hands lifted up. May the godliness of the sisters and the holiness of the men allow our prayers to be answered. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”