Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
—Romans 12:12
Here’s a Prayer Power Pack for you today:
“In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears” (Ps 18:6).
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Rom 12:12).
“Are any among you suffering? They should pray. . . . The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective” (Jas 5:13, 16 NRSV).
“The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer” (1 Pt 3:12).
If we believe God answers prayer,
it’s stupid not to pray.