P is for PRAYER

Luke 22:39-46 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed. “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. “Why are you sleeping?” He asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”

Prayer should be one of the easiest pieces of our faith life. The conversations we share with God only increase our intimate relationship with him. So, why do we struggle to find quiet time. I have committed to daily prayer time during Lent. I needed to prioritize the practice of prayer. The habit of writing in my prayer journal is one I will continue until I can no longer physical write. God is good. He listens to me, and I have learned to take time to be quiet during my prayer time to hear what he has to say to me. What does your prayer life look like? May God send an angel to strengthen you as you continue to grow closer to Him.