Special Evening on Prayer - Sunday 29th April 2012

Our gathering with enthusiasm to learn more about the prayerful life on the special evening on 29th April from 4 to 7.30pm at River Court Methodist Church at Hammersmith was an exciting time within LTCC. We were able to remind ourselves who am I and How am I taking efforts to walk with my Risen Lord in my life.

36 people including 25 adults, 3 youngsters and 8 children gathered together on that day. It was very colourful to see all Age group sharing the definition for what is prayer was also remarkable one! Some said,

· It is communion with God                                      
· Asking God to help
· Listening to God in silence
· Trusting God totally
· Praising God
· Being in His presence
· Talking with God
· Talking to God

People were asked to remind themselves when and how they pray? What kind of postures and some models of Old Testament prayers. Importantly they were able to understand how did Jesus pray and example he shared with his disciples. Then they were divided into 3 adult Groups and a group with young people and another group with children. How can we intercede as a church with the people in Sri Lanka was well discussed in the groups and particularly with Adult groups and youngsters group with Group leaders. We worshiped together with the prayers from the groups.

The questions raised on that day were:

Do we need to pray or do we need to work or do we need to extend only financial help to have my relationship with God and people.

The above questions are the realities today. The answers were

Yes of course we need to pray. We need to have Family prayer and personal prayers in our life journey.

Yes of course we need to do our work but we need to have a communion with God with thankful heart for the work we do and show the total commitment to Him in our work which is also a part of prayer while we work.

Yes of course I need to pray, and I need to give financial help because the help which I can’t do God may be able to raise from another person to do it.

Yes of course I need to pray because I become God’s co partner in God’s creative and redemptive work. So we all agreed to Practise to pray without ceasing in our daily lives..