Prayer

A Bear, A Preacher and A Prayer!

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A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday and head to the hills to do some bear hunting. As he rounded the corner on a perilous twist in the trail, he and a bear collided, sending him and his rifle tumbling down the mountainside.

Before he knew it, his rifle went one way and he went the other, landing on a rock and breaking both legs. That was the good news. The bad news was the ferocious bear charging at him from a distance, and he couldn't move.

"Oh Lord," the preacher prayed, "I'm so sorry for skipping services today to come out here and hunt. Please forgive me and grant me just one wish.... please make a Christian out of that bear that's coming at me. Please, Lord!"

That very instant, the bear skidded to a halt, fell to its knees, clasped its paws together and began to pray aloud right at the preacher's feet.

"Dear Lord, bless this food I am about to receive... in Jesus' name... Amen."

There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God."

- Brother Lawrence

Prayer Changes Everything

Prayer serves many purposes in our lives. The best purpose, however, may be that prayer changes our focus and our actions.

E. M. Bounds said:

“The secret of success in Christ’s kingdom is the ability to pray.”

PRAYER

Positive Reassuring Action Yielding Eternal Results

"There is a mighty lot of difference
between saying prayers and praying."
- John G. Lake

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Until Next Time

pray without ceasing,

1 Thessalonians 5:17