The importance of prayer in the midst of good works

Luke 5:15-16 15 But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. This passage reminds us of a couple of things. Having a face-to-face encounter with Jesus…

Prayer in suffering 

Mark 14:32-42 32 They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.” 33 He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. 34 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and…

Prayer a dark place

Jonah 2 1Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. 2 He said, “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble,    and he answered me.I called to you from the land of the dead,    and Lord, you heard me!3 You threw me into the ocean depths,    and I sank down to the heart of the sea.The mighty waters engulfed me;    I…