March 01, 2026
Greetings and blessings to all of you. In I Peter 3:11-12 Paul instructs believers to “turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it, because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” God is attentive to our prayers. But from our perspective our prayers go no higher than the ceiling and heaven seems silent. We have asked ourselves many times ….Why doesn’t God answer my prayers? In times like this we need to trust God completely, in obedience, knowing that prayer changes things. He has given us prayer as an opportunity to cry out to Him to see a change in our culture and our society. Is prayer the first thing on your list for the day? Is it the last? Or somewhere in between? The Apostle Paul said in Colossian 4:2, “Devote yourselves to prayer keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.” Prayer is the natural thing for a Christian. It is analogous to breathing. That’s is why it states in I Thess. 5:17 “pray without ceasing.” It means living in a state of dependence – a God consciousness- and an awareness of His presence thru out the day. How can you and I not pray at all times? It is so much going on! For example, you get up in the morning; looking out the window you think; the weather is nice so you say, “Thank you Lord for the nice weather.” You hear someone dying on the ski slopes...You say, “Lord Jesus I hope they had a relationship with you. Comfort their family.” That is constantly praying ..crying out to our Savior. Praying constantly is not just reciting some formula prayer thirty-five times. It has nothing to do with prayer beads, and other symbols. Praying without ceasing means seeing things from God’s viewpoint on everything; abortion issues, suffering, AI, social justice, transgenderism, same-sex marriage, racism and other ism in our current hostile environment. We are to be concerned with the spiritual dimension. This means that instead of praying only for someone to be delivered from physical ills or trials we should be praying that he would be in a right relationship with God so that he can relate to the trial with the proper attitude. It has been said that prayer is partnering with God. Prayer invites God and us into a holy cooperation; one that allows us to share the joy of accomplishing His will and His work in the world.
With the Love of Christ First Lady Vivian C. Currie