We do not cease to pray for you.\u2014 Colossians 1:9<\/p>\n
Give me a spirit of prayer, dear Lord, that I may commune with Thee as I travel along life\u2019s rugged road, in Thy company always to be. \u2014 Dawe<\/p>\n
An article in The Washington Post told about a 15-year-old girl who sent and received 6,473 cell phone text messages in a single month.<\/p>\n
She says about her constant communication with friends, \u201cI would die without it.\u201d And she is not alone. Researchers say that U.S. teens with cell phones average more than 2,200 text messages a month. To me, this ongoing digital conversation offers a remarkable illustration of what prayer could and should be like for every follower of Christ. Paul seemed to be constantly in an attitude of prayer for others: \u201c[We] do not cease to pray for you\u201d (Col. 1:9). \u201cPraying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit\u201d (Eph. 6:18). \u201cPray without ceasing\u201d (1 Thess. 5:17).<\/p>\n
But how can we possibly do that? Missionary Frank Laubach described his habit of \u201cshooting\u201d prayers at people as he encountered them during the course of each day.<\/p>\n
In a sense, he was \u201ctexting\u201d God on their behalf, staying in constant communication with the Father. Laubach believed that prayer is the mightiest force in the world, and said: \u201cMy part is to live in this hour in continuous inner conversation with God and in perfect responsiveness to His will.\u201d Pray without ceasing. Perhaps what Paul urged us to do can be done. Prayer should become as natural as breathing.<\/p>\n
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