Journey into Forever

"When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven."         - Nehemiah 1:4 My friend and I are planning a retreat.  There are a lot of things to do to put a retreat together, and as with any project there are a lot of people 'behind the scenes' that contribute to the project.  I met with one of those people this week, and I think I got my "retreat experience" when having that 15 minute conversation. One of the things that happens before the retreat is a lot of prayer.  We have one prayer warrior we count on for a lot of this.  I met with her to give her the names to pray for, people who have registered for the retreat so far.  This lady is 86 years old.  She has not had an easy life.  She has a child to cancer, has watched other children suffer with it, and faced many other difficulties and trials along the way.  Her body does not allow her to do a lot of the things she was once able

"During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission."        -Hebrews 5:7 (NIV)   " The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."       - James 5:16 (NIV)         War Room -  If you haven't seen it, go.  It is the best movie I have ever seen.  I wonder if God has been calling me to examine my prayer life in preparation for this time....a time when He is calling us to get serious with prayer, possibly ushered in by this movie.  I really believe most of us have a prayer life that is superficial.  I know I have had.  In my last post I talked about lack of time...no time to devote to prayer or study because of all the other responsibilities and events we have going.  The director and co-writer of War Room , Alex Kendrick, stated in an article in Mature Living:            "