After learning of the death of a member of her Facebook community, Pam Spano decided to add prayer to her social-media routine.
While perusing the Memories feature on a Facebook page I manage, I came across a lively conversation on one of my posts. While reading the comments, I noticed a flattering response to my overall page from one of the commenters. I smiled at the memory and our interaction. We aren’t friends on Facebook, so I clicked on her profile to see how she was doing. Unfortunately, she had recently passed away and her profile had been modified in her memory.
It was a shock. I do remember her sending me a private message and asking for prayers for her health, but that seemed a long time ago.
In another post, a gentleman asked for prayers that he find a wife. I clicked on his profile and realized he had gotten married! I was so happy for him ... until I realized his wife had passed away.
This was leading me down a rabbit hole I didn’t want to enter, much less go down. After calming down, I decided to pray for them, their families, and their loved ones. My life had been touched by them in a positive way and I wanted to give them something in return.
So I stopped clicking on profiles and started to pray for the people who routinely comment on my page to either ask for prayers or to offer encouragement to me by way of liking and sharing my content.
Remembering my Facebook community in prayer has become part of my routine when I’m performing my administrative duties. The passing of the followers of my page taught me that we are connected by faith, prayer, and community—and I’m so grateful to them for that.
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About the Author
Pam Spano
Pam Spano converted to the Catholic faith as an adult over 30 years ago. Her conversion story started when she sarcastically said to her Catholic boyfriend at the time, "I suppose if we were to get married, you would want me to convert." He thought for a moment and said, "Well, I am worried about your soul." And so the journey began ...
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