Apparently the days of the all night prayer meetings did not die with the absorption of the Prims into the present connexion.
This morning we had a wonderful sermon from Adjit a trainee deacon at a nearby Catholic Church. He focused on the power of prayer. He bore witness to some of the great things that he has seen as a result of prayer meetings especially in healing. As he is a doctor, his references to healing were all the more powerful.
There was one little detail that especially encouraged us: Apparently each weekday a group of Catholics from India meet in a Birmingham church for prayer. They start at 10.00 pm and continue until 5.00 am the following day. That's 35 hours of prayer a week. Numbers vary from 5 to 20.
Perhaps as Methodists we should remember the importance those who created Methodism attached to overnight prayer meetings? Our Catholic friends from India may be showing us the way.
This morning we had a wonderful sermon from Adjit a trainee deacon at a nearby Catholic Church. He focused on the power of prayer. He bore witness to some of the great things that he has seen as a result of prayer meetings especially in healing. As he is a doctor, his references to healing were all the more powerful.
There was one little detail that especially encouraged us: Apparently each weekday a group of Catholics from India meet in a Birmingham church for prayer. They start at 10.00 pm and continue until 5.00 am the following day. That's 35 hours of prayer a week. Numbers vary from 5 to 20.
Perhaps as Methodists we should remember the importance those who created Methodism attached to overnight prayer meetings? Our Catholic friends from India may be showing us the way.
