Called to Pray

Sermon Introduction –

Martin Luther once said: “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” As a child of God, prayer is our way of staying connected to God, our Father, and to be part of furthering his will in the world. It is all too easy to pray when we are in trouble, calling on God as our celestial butler, but there is so much more in our calling to pray. There is power in prayer, and we are encouraged to pray for one another and with other believers. It is true that not all prayers are answered, but some are. Giving ourselves to regular prayer keeps us connected as the family of God and opens us to be used by Him in serving and loving others. Jesus in our model, and we know and trust that God will be faithful to His promises to be with us in and through everything we face on our journey of faith.

Introduction to this week’s readings –

Witnesses to the glory of God in the face of Jesus reflect that glory in the world. It was true for Moses. It was doubtless true for Peter, James, and John. We pray that it will be true of all of us who see God’s glory in the word and in the supper and who are being “transformed into the same image” by God’s Spirit.

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