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Dec 16, 2013 | EDOT Staff

Killeen Newspaper Reports on Church's Prayer Shawl Ministry

People in Killeen are noticing the work of the Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. This winter, members of the church are providing others with not only physical warmth, but emotional and spiritual comfort in form of prayer shawls.

 

From the Killeen Daily Herald:

 

The shawls are created at the monthly meetings and during participants’ free time. The finished shawls are prayed over by Jones during Sunday services.

 

“We pray for whoever will receive them to know the nearness of God and to understand that they are never alone,” Jones said. “Hopefully, they will find some comfort in the knowledge that they’re surrounded by God’s love always.”

 

The prayer shawls are designed to envelop the receiver in a manner that allows each person to feel the love and warmth that go with prayer, said Elaine Gray, the ministry’s organizer, a shawl wrapped around her shoulders. “I get chills when I start talking about it.”

 

Read the full article here.