JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning, Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church.
Prayer is talked about a lot among religious people. Books are written about it, and you can even attend seminars and workshops about prayer. The odd thing, most people do not pray regularly.
In our instant-gratification society, prayer seems out of place. We pray for something and expect it to happen immediately – or soon, anyway. The Bible promises answers but not immediate ones.
One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up. "There was a judge in a certain city," he said, "who was a godless man with great contempt for everyone. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, appealing for justice against someone who had harmed her. The judge ignored her for a while, but eventually she wore him out. `I fear neither God nor man,' he said to himself, `but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!'"
Jesus said to his disciples to learn from the judge and keep on praying because God is listening.
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