Prayer

Prayer is one of our pillars at Harvest: "Believing firmly in the power of prayer."  Prayer is not a religious activity lost in antiquity but rather an expressive mentality of dependency on God.  My most satisfying seasons of life have been when I'm praying most because it means I'm most surrendered and needy of God.  Just as our mouths must communicate with one another, our souls must communicate with God (making use of our brains, brawn, and emotion). 

I just finished reading through 2 Chronicles this morning and have been reading through Psalms.  (I am not perfect and am behind in the Bible-in-a-year reading plan I use).  Here are just two verses that have really jumped out at me this week:

"...and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy habitation in heaven."  2 Chronicles 30:27
To consider our prayers rising to heaven, God's holy habitation, is good motivation.  First, it's impetus to pray because I desperately need my prayers to be rising to God.  Second, it's fearful because my prayers rise to God's holy habitation, so this purifies what I pray and keeps my prayers centered on God's will, dismissive of my own, until my will aligns with His. 

"In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer." Psalm 109:4 
The literal (Hebrew) translation of this is "...but I am prayer"!
David was praying so much that his name might as well have been 'Mr. Prayer'! 
Uh, that's inspiring!  Do I believe firmly in the power of prayer?  I must! 

Last night, I personally played some horrendous basketball with some baller Harvest men.  Prior to this spectacle, there was a hilarious array of emails back and forth between all of us - perhaps distracting to our professional productivity - but very comical and relieving to our work days.  The constancy of that email conversation was fun and connective - much like ongoing prayer, throughout the day ... a conversation rather than a mini-conference.  

Prayer is such a grace that God has given us.  No WiFi hotspot can compare.