YOU HAVE A PRAYER!

TONY LOBL

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, it's common to use the expression "I haven't got a prayer!" However bad things get, though, one thing we each always do have is a prayer. What's more, that prayer can actually bring about change, even in times of great need.

That's what the Scriptures frequently declare. For example, there's the account of how Jesus stilled a threatening storm at sea. "Peace, be still" (Mark 4:39) was his simple, spoken prayer, and the storm instantly calmed. One minute his fellow travelers were fearing for their lives. The next moment they were awestruck at how their teacher's prayer kept everyone safe.

Facing financial storms in this time of recession—as individuals, as a nation, or as a global family—we always do have a prayer, even if we're down to our last cent, or way beyond that. We can mentally address the fears washing into our thoughts by praying, "Peace, be still!" with the expectancy that our fears and doubts will be calmed by God's response to our need and that His inspired ideas of how to go forward in practical ways will emerge in thought.

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