Saturday, December 16, 2006

Prayer Reminds Us

Prayer is the recognition that if God had not engaged himself in our
problems, we would still be lost in blackness. It is by his mercy that
we have been lifted up. Prayer is that whole process that reminds us
of who God is and who we are.

I believe there's great power in prayer. I believe God heals the
wounded, and that he can raise the dead. But I don't believe we tell
God what to do and when to do it.

God knows that we, with our limited vision, don't even know that for
which we should pray. When we entrust our requests to him, we trust
him to honor our prayers with holy judgment.

Max Lucado in Walking With The Savior

1 comment:

Mark Lowenstein said...

Dennis,

Your comments, the last paragraph especially, above reflects perfectly from this passage below!!

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will." Romans 8:28 (niv)