Wednesday, April 16, 2008

THE ONLY WRONG WAY TO PRAY


"The wrong way to pray?"
"It's only when we don't pray."
With that, Pat Flynn (right with Gab Su) summarized his exhortation; and we started our worldwide day of prayer.
It was good to set aside a day to intercede for the lost and suffering around us.
And it was great to have Didymus (our alumnus) visit us with Peter Kashun, the head of LTC (a church planting and equipping ministry in India).
They reminded us of the tremendous challenges facing workers in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and the countries around them.
Places that are faraway from, and sometimes forgotten by, us.
We prayed for displaced people, people under persecution, people who are blind to the gospel for centuries.
We opened the newspapers and prayed for those living in poor and war torn countries.
We shared our hearts with one another and prayed for unsaved family members.
"A day of prayer certainly puts things in perspective for me," commented one student towards the end.
"Exams are coming but they're not the most important things in life."
"What's important is to always remember there's a world out there that needs to be won for Christ."

About Me

In the Old Testament in the Bible, there was a man named Jacob who "wrestled with God and man." He wouldn't let God go until God answered his prayers. God admired that and renamed him Israel, "the one who fought or wrestled and prevailed". He fought with man--his inner man--and conquered his own weaknesses. He's my hero. He is what I hope God and man see me to be.