In our postmodern world, a world marked by the following:
- Selfish individualism that has led to conflict, family decomposition, riots, and neglect
- Narcissistic hedonism that has produced AIDS, 300,000 babies born each year with their mother’s drug addiction, family entertainment filled with raunch and violence, an abortion epidemic, and look-at-me selfies
- Deconstructive morality based on what each individual believes is right or wrong
- Political correctness, a form of coercion, that has depersonalized humans and leads to the loss of human freedom
- Grave doubt that education and social reform will be able to solve all the world’s problems
—we need an anchor, a true-north compass, a ruddered ship, a “why” to live a life rich in good deeds. We need God, a God we can depend on, a God we can pray to.
Why do we pray? To express our trust and reliance on God who desires the best for us and from us. Prayer acknowledges our dependence on God as a loving and wise Father who controls the universe in his unsearchable and inscrutable ways.
Why do we pray? To have fellowship with God, a stable, dependable, caring, and loving friend with whom we can reveal our most intimate fears, concerns, desires, and conflicts without condemnation. God loves and delights in our fellowship with him.
Why do we pray? To express our genuine conviction of God’s wisdom, love, goodness, and power.
Why do we pray? To increase our faith, the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Why do we pray? To have a firm foundation upon which to build our lives filled with unselfish love and productive work.
Why do we pray? To produce good fruit that advances his kingdom within us and beyond us. Prayer encourages us to contribute to those activities that are eternally important.
Why do we pray? To offer thanks for the blessings bestowed upon us.
If we pray little, we do not believe that prayer changes anything.
Here’s a prayer for us all:
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