Paul assured the Corinthians: “He [Christ] will continue to deliver us as you help us by your prayers.”
We pray when we need help. We pray when we want things to go
the way we hope. We pray because we know we should. But, for myself, I think
this has often been an exercise of habit—maybe because I don’t truly understand
prayer. Simply, it is talking to God, but I believe prayer is so much more—more
than those of us who live comfortably can understand.
There is something otherworldly about prayer—something mystical
that we can participate in without fully “getting” it.
Prayer changes things and people. Prayer prompts movement in
a world unseen and more powerful than our craziest dreams. Prayer connects us to
the world of which we really belong.
It’s so easy to forget—to forget when many—like the apostle
of old—are depending on it. There is no greater strength we wield—not money, not
knowledge, not time.
As Paul continues: “Then many will give thanks on our behalf
for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.”
Who would be one of many?
Who would be one of many?
(biblical passages: 2 Corinthians 1:10b-11)
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