Prayer isn't "incidental"

Each day, my colleague, Pastor Glen VanderKloot of Faith Lutheran Church in Springfield, Illinois, sends out an email with inspirational thoughts. Today, Glen shares an important insight from a book by Ron Sider:

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A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

We change history, both by our prayers and by our actions...
Prayer is not incidental to evangelism or peacemaking.
Prayer is not peripheral to empowering the poor,
protecting the unborn, and restoring the environment.
Prayer is a central part of how we do those things.

Ronald J. Sider
Living Like Jesus, pg 61-62

Scripture
1 Chronicles 22:16 CEV

Now get started, and I pray that the LORD will be with you in your work.

Prayer

Lord, help me to pray hard and work hard on both
the spiritual and social issues of our day.
Amen

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