Another unique experience on Prayer

Friday prayer meetings to me is not just a ministerial role that i do (paid to do), it is a unique experience each time we gather for prayer. Aside from the excitement meet the Lord in prayer, its a joy to see others pouring their hearts in prayer too. This night's prayer meeting reminded all of us that more than our individual prayers there's a unique joy to pray for others and being prayed by them too.

For the past months we have enjoyed our individual prayer though we are gathered us a congregation. This time its different, as we were about to close the meeting, I feel prompted to ask the people to hold each others hands and ask the name of the person he or she is holding both on the right and left side. immediately there burst a new enthusiasm from the people, joyful wishepering of names! Then I ask them to pray for those hands they are holding asking God to bring them to church next friday, or whatever the Lord wants to pray for them. A powerful force of a church in prayer was unleashed, a fresh presence of grace and peace overwhelmed my heart.

The unique lesson is we are a community and we must not neglect that awesome sense of being a community of believers in Christ. We miss a lot of joy when we are self focused.