Luke 6: 12-19 (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)

One of the things we learn from Jesus Christ, is his deep life of prayer. Throughout his time of public ministry, he always tried to withdraw from the crowds to pray. Jesus was a very busy man – great crowds followed him. He created time from his busy schedule to pray, because he understood the power of prayer and how effective it is to his ministry. Sometimes we excuse ourselves that we are too busy to pray. May be we are truthfully too busy to pray. How long do you think you can go without prayer? When prayer is not part of our lives, we begin to see our work stressful, empty and dry. This leads to approach other things for fulfillment: drugs, sex, pornography, alcohol, etc. It is prayer that would make our work fresh each day and would make all that we do fruitful.

In the gospel, Jesus is about to make a major decision. He is going to appoint his disciples. He spent the whole night in prayer so that he would make the right decision. When you are confronted with major decisions in your life, do you spend time in prayer?

Prayer:
Lord, we are very busy people. We do not have any time for you and we have no desire to pray. Accept us just as we are and teach us how to pray. May the rhythm of daily life become a prayer, glorifying your presence every moment of our lives.