A privilege
Do you ever wonder how you can encourage prayer for our
world in your church or your small group?
It doesn’t have to be complicated and there are lots of resources just
waiting to help you.
But first of all, we shouldn’t aim to make others feel
guilty for not praying enough or for not praying about the right things. It’s too easy for the very mention of ‘prayer’
to fill us with a sense of guilt, when actually prayer is such a high privilege
for which we should be so incredibly grateful.
Operation World
The resource Operation
World is described as “the definitive prayer guide to every nation”. It is arranged with a different country allocated
to each day of the year. So, by
following the guide we can pray for every country in the world throughout the
year. At the moment, the focus is on
India. India is so vast and diverse that
it actually covers two weeks. Have a
look at the website: http://www.operationworld.org/
On the homepage is a link to the country of the day. Click on ‘Join the
prayer movement’ to sign-up to receive a daily email to help you pray for the
country of the day. ‘Like’ the Operation
World Facebook page and join over 36,000 others receiving prompts for prayer
this way.
Prayercast Videos
Prayercast Videos
I highly recommend
these videos. In each one you hear the
voice of someone praying for a particular country alongside scenes of that
country. The videos are free to download
from the website: http://prayercast.com/
There’s a short video for most countries, plus a number of themes. So, pray
for India and use the India Prayercast video as a helpful aid.
Above all
The tools and resources are there for us to use. Above all, we need the discipline of turning to prayer, whether on our own or with others.
The tools and resources are there for us to use. Above all, we need the discipline of turning to prayer, whether on our own or with others.
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