From "The Art of Prayer"

May the Lord give you the blessing of a strong desire to
stand inwardly before God.

Seek and you will find.
Seek God:  such is the unalterable rule for all spiritual advancement.
Nothing comes without effort.  The help of God is always ready
and always near, but is only given to those who seek and work,
and only to those seekers who,
after putting all their own powers to the test,
then cry out with all their heart:  Lord, help us.

So long as you hold on to even a little hope of achieving something
by your own powers, the Lord does not interfere.
It is as though he says, 'You hope to succeed by yourself - very
well, go on trying! But however long you try you will achieve nothing.'

May the Lord give you a contrite spirit, a humble and a contrite heart.

 

 A reading from "A Guide To Prayer for Ministers and Other Servants", available at www.UpperRoom.org.

 

Night of Prayer


Every Tuesday night at 7:00 the Sanctuary is open for you to come and pray.  Some nights there is "directed prayer" for a particular focus, but there is always time for you to pray for the things on your heart and mind.


Prayer is talking and listening to God.  It is sharing our thoughts, questions, fears, desires - opening our lives to God, holding nothing back.  It is telling God our admiration for who He is, and contemplating His qualities.  It is listening while He talks to us, providing comfort, peace, guidance, and direction requiring our worshipful obedience.

Prayer is also solidarity.  Just as Jesus bore our burdens on His cross, we bear the burdens of others as if they were our own, laying them before the Father.  In prayer, we approach Him in the names of those who don't yet know Jesus, asking God to bring them into His family.

Through special focuses, we unite in crying out to the Father, that His heavenly kingdom would break through on earth.