And Then We'll Pray Some More...

Let's just be honest...  It has been rough year the world over and we are just over halfway through.  From an already desperate economic climate to the Japanese tsunami, and now in the wake of the senseless brutality of the Oslo shootings and more we also have man-made destruction in the city of London.  The modern age has brought the world so much closer and social networking, amongst other technologies, have given us real-time feeds of life on the other side of the world.  This is how in fact, I was able to learn last night that my friend was upstairs in her flat in Southeast London as looters ransacked the Tesco just down the street, worrying how close they would come to her.  Some wonder what we can do in times like this when we are geographically distant or simply emotionally shocked by the terrors around us.  To simply answer with a word "Pray" sounds too cliche, too weak, too... easy.  Maybe that would be the case if God were not real, but He is real, and He is able. 

It isn't about the words we say 

                    -- it is about the God to whom we say them. 

So what do you say; shall we pray some more?  For some more insight on this most recent event, give a listen to this short video by Pete Greig of 24-7 Prayer. 

Pete Greig is the founder of the 24-7 movement and Director of Prayer for Holy Trinity Brompton, in London. He and his family live in Guildford, England, where they are actively engaged with establishing a new missional (‘Boiler Room’) community. Pete’s books include Red Moon Rising, The Vision and The Vow and God on Mute.