The Secret Life of Reid (tear fifty1)

There are prayers, pray-ers, and prayer warriors.  I’m a pray-er.  So maybe that’s why I vibed so much with the movie The Secret Life of Bees.  My favorite character is May Boatwright because of her heart’s connection to the world.

Now, admittingly, I laughed when I first saw the movie.  But after I contemplated her delicate nature and then I watched the movie a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time, I cried each time I saw her.

I couldn’t imagine being so burdened by the evil of the world, or be so troubled by the issues of my friends and family; yet, I was still drawn to her.  There was something about her that connected with me.

The fifth time I watched the movie I audibly said, “Lord, I want to have a heart like May’s. I want to come to You everytime I see trouble or I hear that something’s awry or I feel the harmony broken in the world.”

My friend Andrea said that she wasn’t shocked that I found a kindred spirit in May.  I was shocked at the comment.  Pleasantly shocked.

The Wailing Wall Emerges

The Boatwright sisters took their idea of a wailing wall for May from Jerusalem (also known as The Western Wall), where, the pray-ers write their prayers on little slips of paper and stick them in the crevices of the wall.

I thought about doing the same thing, then decided that I wouldn’t be willing to go outside that often.  When I thought I had finalized a plan to make a wailing wall out of one of my bedroom walls by covering it with corkboard tiles and using tacks and stick pins to hold the prayers, I quickly talked myself out of that due to the work involved taking it down when I move.

Finally, when all was said and done with Tailor Made, I got the brilliant notion to include a category titled The Wailing Wall - that way all the prayers would be recorded and seen throughout the world by others that are willing to invest time at the throne of God.  Plus, it would be an opportunity for others to submit prayer requests to the wall as well.

Book vs Movie

You should take some time to click through Tailor Made’s Wailing Wall and even submit a request through the contact form or just by leaving a comment.

I plan to find a copy of The Secret Life of Bees in print and see what nuances are missing from the movie.  I read Marley and Me months after seeing the movie, and the book was by far 20 times better.  I didn’t even get choked up watching the movie, but the book had me crying like my friend’s grandma had died or something.

The great thing about 2010 and the grace of God is that we have so many opportunities at our fingertips.  So many different ways to see an idea become reality.  Now my desire to pray for others is reaching another level.  Everything doesn’t go on the wall because sometimes I have to take it to God immediately and I don’t have access to the internet at that moment.  But when I can, I do, and I’ve already seen a few of them answered.  Thank You, Lord!

Please pray for me, Reid Klos, as I pray for you, the reader of Tailor Made.  This is our neighborhood.

Do you have a prayer request?