Incredible Times of Prayer

Posted by Mike Thurman on Sep 1, 2010 in Daily Bread | 0 comments

Happy September 1st! Did you know that on September 1, 1985, the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found? Sorry, I like random facts…

I am excited about this month’s Feed One Another. The Fuel students and leaders will be writing the entries for this month. Right now, some of you are asking, “What is Fuel?” Fuel is Cumberland’s ministry to middle and high school students. So, this month you will be reading entries from the awesome Fuel students and Fuel leaders. And, I get to kick things off…

We are starting the ninth month of our year of teaching on prayer, and I realized that I have been unintentionally holding back. I have been part of some awesome times of prayer at Cumberland. I love the prayer stuff that we have been doing on Sunday mornings; our monthly prayer gatherings are awesome (there is one tonight); and, praying with the Cumberland Elders is incredible.

The other day I was thinking, there are some times of prayer at Cumberland that I wish everyone could experience. I regularly get to pray with the students at Cumberland, and their prayers constantly blow me away. Have you seen the middle school boys that drop things on people’s heads on Sunday morning from the lobby baloney? And yes, they do not know have to act ‘at times’, but I have seen those same boys pouring their hearts out to God in prayer that has brought me to tears. I have seen students gather around other students that are about to go out into missions, and the prayers that come out of their months are incredible. I wish every one of you could have been in the room with the youth during the 24/7 prayer week last year. I would say that if you ever get an opportunity to pray with a group of students take it and relish it – I believe it will blow you away, and it will be an incredible time of prayer. And don’t be scared to ask….