A Symphony of Prayer

A recent study of a major symphony revealed how orchestra members perceived each other. Percussionists were seen as insensitive, yet fun-loving. String players were perceived as arrogant and stuffy. Brass players were judged as loud. Woodwind players were described as quiet, though a bit egotistical. With this diversity of feeling for each other, members of the orchestra arrive for the concert. Each tunes his or her own instrument, often oblivious to those around them. The combination of sounds creates discord, not harmony. So how does such a group with such diverse feelings for each other, and such individualistic sounds of preparation, play beautiful music together? The answer is simple: regardless of feelings for each other, regardless of warm-up chaos, orchestra members subordinate their biases and their uniqueness to the leadership of the conductor. When Jesus spoke of His followers agreeing in prayer under His direction (Matthew 18:19-20), He used the Greek word, “sumphoneo,” a word normally used for diverse musical instruments harmonizing together under the Maestro. So, which prayer is God most likely to hear, the discord-like prayers of our individual wants and desires or the united prayers of a group, under the direction of the Master?

Join me as we pray together for the following global concerns:
• Pray for church leadership throughout the Kharkov, Ukraine region as they gather together each week to pray and seek the Father’s leadership in reaching the lost in their communities.
• Pray for the International World Changers (IWC) conference, held this week in Spain.
• Pray for a team traveling through villages in India, sharing the good News.
• Pray for Blu and Darby as they prepare to return to Zambia this month.
• Pray for members of the Hope Urban Ministries (HUM) Team serving in Macau.