We just came home after attending the Global Prayer meeting. This was in response to the General's call to prayer every Thursday. Despite the rain quite a number turned up.
Twenty-seven million people are enslaved globally in various forms of sexual and labour exploitation. The General is calling Salvattionists worldwide this week to pray this prayer of Isaiah 58:6 "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?"
Today we were able to form three groups to pray specifically for the topics given.
We prayed this combined prayer:
"O God, You created both men and women and declared them good. Every single human being is precious and valuable to You. We know that Your heart is broken over the millions of people, young children included, who are living in slavery today. You understand each one. You are not indifferent to their cries for love, mercy, justice and deliverance. You sent Your Son Jesus to forgive sin and teach us how to live in victory over the evil one.
You ask us, Your church, the Body of Christ, to reach out to the vulnerable, the lost; those trapped without hope, and introduced them to Your love. You call us to stand in the gap to intercede for those who have been robbed of their dignity and human rights. Show us Father, what we can do to become peacemakers, to make a difference by understanding how we can reach out in love to the victims of violence and sex trafficking. Our heart breaks what breaks Your heart. May Your Kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen."
We prayed for Salvationists worldwide to receive the courage and compassion to stand up and serve the marginalized.
We prayed for the children in our homes, corps and community ministries in Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar. Many are extremely vulnerable and have great burdens from past experiences.
We prayed for our Nursing Home and Homes for the Aged, plus our community programmes for the elderly.
We thank God for the privilege of prayer. Thank God we have comrades who are willing to give of their time to participate in this Global prayer meeting every Thursday.
“God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces of against evil …” E.M. Bounds
“Prayer is where the action is." John Wesley
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