Calling those with a heart for PRAYER

Henri Nouwen said: “Through prayer we enter into God’s compassionate heart.”  He goes on to say: “Prayer is far from sweet and easy. Being the expression of our greatest love, it does not keep pain away from us. Instead it makes us suffer more since our love for God is a love for a suffering God and our entering into God’s intimacy is entering into the intimacy where all human suffering is embraced in divine compassion. To the degree that our prayer has become the prayer of our heart we will love more and suffer more, we will see more light and more darkness, more grace and more sin, more of God and more of humanity. To the degree that we have descended into our heart and reached out to God from there, solitude can speak to solitude, deep to deep and heart to heart. It is there where love and pain are found together.”
 
We have set up a WhatsApp Prayer Request Group. Members of the different congregations can ask for prayer on WhatsApp and members of the group will pray for them. But you do not have to be a member of the group to request prayer. As prayer is answered, you can also update the group.
 
In a small community, where many of us know each other, it is so important to remember that these requests are private and may be very personal. They are confidential. We need to treat them sensitively and not discuss them with each other. It often takes great courage to even admit to needing prayer or telling anyone that there is something wrong in our life. It is a privilege that we are entrusted with. You will not be required to post your prayers online.
 
This is a really important ministry and may suit those of you who, for whatever reason, cannot serve more actively. Most important is a heart like His for those afraid, anxious, suffering or in any kind of pain. My hope and prayer is that God might eventually allow this group to develop into a Healing Prayer Ministry but that is for Him to decide.
 
If you are interested in being part of this group, please would you email me with your name and WhatsApp contact details?
 
Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God Alone )
 
Caroline Cliff
 
Email [email protected]
WhatsApp +447828323535
Local Mobile 99803780
 
“These I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” Isaiah 56:7
 
REVD PAUL WRITES This is a much needed ministry to, and for, one another. Events in my own family in recent weeks have shown Paula and I the need to be able to ask for prayer ‘in an emergency.’ We don’t need to know every last detail of your requests for prayer, God knows all things and we can commit you, and those you pray for, into his care.  I commend Caroline for taking this initiative and for those who have joined already and to the church council for supporting this venture. Why not give it a try?
 
NB. WhatsApp is a FREE and accessible smart phone APP that can be downloaded from your service phone provider. It can also be downloaded onto your Computer, Laptop or Tablet and is an effective platform for messaging multiple recipients at once. It’s perfect for a prayer chain.