If you're not already…

… then now would be a good time to start praying for Amelia Allen. Check out her blog, and then get busy praying. From the most recent update:

Pray:

For Amelia’s blood pressure. This is the most important thing right now. It needs to stay above 90 systolic. Right now she is on two different meds to keep it hovering around 90.

For Amelia’s lungs. Her need for supplemental oxygen is up. Pray that she would not develop an infection, retain fluids and that her lungs would continue to function well.

For Amelia’s infection. That the antibiotics would work to kill it. That her good white cells would help to kill it.

For Amelia’s brain. That the infection or whatever is causing the seizures would go away. That there would be no long term brain damage.

As I've said before, we don't pray to give God advice on how to run his universe. Yet, he often prompts his people to pray when he is intending to glorify himself by answering our prayers. Pray to that God, the one who isn't pushed around by our prayers like some sort of frazzled waitress, but instead answers them for his glory and according to his goodness. What a great comfort (I hope) to Steve and Jen to know that God is still completely in control, that this is all happening according to his definite and predetermined plan, and that God can be trusted to be faithful, good, and loving, no matter what.