Paul's Prayers (Continued)

If Psalms is the prayer book of Israel in the Old Testament (and probably the great tribulation and kingdom age), then I would assert that the Pauline epistles are the prayer books of the church age.  As I mentioned in my previous post ("Paul's Prayers for the Lost"), we should follow Paul's example in prayer by praying for the things he prayed for (e.g. Rom. 15:5-6; 2 Cor. 12:7; Gal. 4:19; Eph. 3:14-21; Phil. 1:9-11; Col. 1:9-11;  1 Thes. 5:23-24; 2 Thes. 2:16-17; 1 Tim. 2:1-4; 2 Tim. 2:7; Phile. 4-6, etc.).  The foregoing references are specific prayers, but remember that any expression of the will of God for believers in Paul's epistles could be turned into prayer.  For example, where Paul is beseeching the Corinthians for unity, you could beseech the Lord for unity in a church, churches, or the entire body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:25; Eph. 6:18).  A popular bumper sticker says, "Think globally, act locally."  This could apply to the body of Christ as well.  Think globally--pray for all saints; support missions--and act locally...in your church, hometown, and sphere of influence.