Are You Too Busy NOT To Pray

“I knew the importance of prayer. I knew how to pray. And I even

wanted to pray. I just didn’t pray, at least with the frequency and

intensity I knew I should.”

“Back and forth, in our native tongues, we talk to God. And even

though we have no idea exactly what the other person is praying

for, we know beyond the shadow of a doubt to whom we are

praying. As a result of talking to the One we both consider to be

all powerful, all knowing, all caring, all loving and all attentive to

our prayers, we walk away from the conversation sensing a close

bond in Christ.”

“My genuine desire is to help Christ-followers (including me!) get

off the bench and into the game as it relates to fighting injustice

in all its forms. I believe God has a role for each of us to play, if

only we’ll quiet the mind, bend the knee, and take time to

discover it. I keep a prayer journal and frequently I’ll flip to the

early pages to see what I was praying for during those days as

well as how they were answered. It’s always interesting to reflect

on how the hand of God moved a mountain or calmed a sea on

my behalf. And in my estimation there is no taller mountain, no

stormier sea raging right now than the one called injustice. For

Christ-followers who are as fired up as I am about righting the

wrongs of a broken world, there is no better first step to take than

prayer.”

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