LEAVE THEM WITH THE LORD

I met an aged friend at the store uptown today,
She said there were so many for whom we need to pray.
I asked her to name them, which wrinkled her cute brow,
And she confessed in shame, “I can’t remember now”.

How can we pray for friends, but can’t recall their name?
Would such a nameless prayer reach up to God the same
As prayer which mentioned one by one all persons on the list,
Meticulously seeing that not a soul was missed?

I knew that lady very well; no one her faith could doubt;
I’m sure as she brought friends to God, nobody was left out;
And having turned her heart to God, the angels could record
That this great soul had brought her friends and left them with the Lord.

So God knows each of them; He sees their every need;
He touches their infirmity, and they are truly freed;
So there was not a reason for her to feel ashamed,
For through her prayer obedience they were already named.