The weekly prayer challenge is our 17th week. Thank you so much for participating. Our Missionary Bob Woodruff was very perceptive in realizing that one of the strengths of the Medford Naz. is: the services are bathed in prayer. The devotional this week calls us to examine our prayer life. The scripture in verse #5 begins; "and when you pray......". The inference is there that the believer is expected to pray as it is something that we do. This makes me think of some training of many years ago, in reference to being on a witness stand and to make sure that you understand the question and to give the attorney time to object before you answer the question posed. The opponent attorney may ask you to respond yes or no; "do you still beat your wife"? (I still don't know which the best answer to that question is.) "When you pray",  who do you want to hear your prayer? The devotional asks us to consider our motive of heart. Scripture suggests that we go to a solitary place, which would eliminate the concern about whose ears we wanted to reach.

Other scripture tells us the prayer of the righteous person is heard by God. When we know that God Almighty has heard our prayer, we can trust our Lord with the circumstances before us and enter into peace.
Prayer, brings us into union with God. When that connection is realized, our faith hope and trust forges a link that solidifies the soul. He is our anchor!