Lord Teach Us How To Pray
Lord, teach us to pray! Those are words of Jesus’ disciple. They resonate with us because most of the time, we don’t know how to pray. However, when circumstances in our lives are extreme, we are forced to come out of our shell in desperation and pray. I am sure you have heard the words: We cannot know the strength of our faith until it is tested. It’s a nightmare that parents of victims of Tx floods know something about. I know it’s awful: War came to our door and reality hit. I prayed like I have never prayed before. I saw portraits of courage emerging for the sake of others: People saving other people, going to great length beyond capacity to save others. We also saw people run away from their own families to save themselves. That’s what hit me in today’s Scriptures! I saw what was drawing God’s interest: It is that portrait of courage for the sake of others. Abraham was not advocating for himself; he was passionately advocating for the righteous people of Sodom and Gomorrah. We ar...