Betty Whitaker Jackson

From The Battle Plan for Prayer by Stephen and ALex Kendrick, a book I HIGHLY RECOMMEND: “Lord, You are a good and loving God. You didn’t need to allow us to know You and pray to You, but You did. I thank You that through Jesus we can boldly approach Your throne of grace in our time of need. Make me as a strong and effective prayer warrior. Help me walk closely with You, to pray in faith, in Jesus’ name and in agreement with other believers. May I delight in You above all else. Give us grace and faith to trust You for great things. And prompt us with great requests so we can lift them back to You and watch You answer them for our delight and for Your glory. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
My prayer today is that people all over the world will read this, take it to heart, then pray it. Remember this old prayer hymn by James Montgomery (1818) and John B Dykes (1866)? “Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, Unuttered or expressed; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice, Returning from his ways. While angels in their songs rejoice And cry, ‘Behold, he prays!’ Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath, The Christians’s native air, His watchword at the gates of death; He enters heaven with prayer. O Thou, by whom we come to God, The Life, The Truth, the Way: The path of prayer Thyself hast trod: Lord, teach us how to pray!”
Dear ones, we need to plead mercy for our nation, our homes, our leaders, our pastors, our churches, our schools, and recognize that the God of the Universe stands ready to intervene in the most audacious ways to show us answered prayer. So be it, Amen.