This is a time for prayer. When terrible things happen even the least prayerful of us turn to prayer. What else can be done when words fail, when we feel powerless, lost and frightened. We meet today in a world at war, We are in the shadow of the two big world wars of the last century, and the ongoing wars in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq. There are many wars, insurgencies and conflicts ongoing . I am very concerned that a man who has been involved in violence against women, who has promoted hatred against black people, has been elected to be the next President of the USA. I cannot stop this, nor perhaps should I - after all, Donald Trump has been democratically elected. But I can pray and listen to what God wants. To act without prayer is to risk futility, a life that is out of step with our living and loving Creator. What can we learn about prayer from the example of Jesus ? Lots. We have of course the Lord's Prayer, a beautiful pattern for prayer. But how did Jesus pray - we want to ...
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