After surveying Jesus' practice of prayer, I realize that that his example does answer one important question about prayer: Does it matter? When doubts creep in and I wonder whether prayer is a sanctified form of talking to myself, I remind myself that the Son of God, who had spoken worlds into being and sustains all that exists, felt a compelling need to pray. He prayed as if it made a difference, as if the time he devoted to prayer mattered every bit as much as the time he devoted to caring for people.
-Philip Yancey in PRAYER Does It Make Any Difference
Thanks for that. Sometimes it's hard to remember that prayer matters. The world seems to keep on turning whether we pray or not. But on a personal level, I have noticed that my life gets totally "screwed" when I lag behind in prayer. We simply cannot afford not to pray!
ReplyDeleteTo me, prayer is God's wonderful gift to us - to get us connected to His will and His works. It is a wonderful gesture of love from our Maker to involve us in His will and works.