If you have a heart for prayer, join us this Thursday as we meet collectively to pray for each other, our church, our city and beyond.
Unsure or haven’t been to a prayer gathering before? Below is a snippet on “How God Answers Prayers” by Shilvy Yee, our Union Square Prayer Team Leader:
“Think back to New Year’s Eve 2012. All throughout the world, feelings of excitement and hope filled the air as the countdown to the new year began. At the stroke of midnight, we greeted 2013 confidently with shouts of joy as we embraced our loved ones. Now, five months later, the halfway mark of the year approaches. How has this year lived up to the hope and expectation you had at the beginning of the year? How have your prayers for this year been answered? So often with our prayers, particularly during waiting seasons, we wonder how God will answer.
“Simply put, He answers with the best. He answers you with an eternal, omniscient perspective saturated in His immense love for you. Sometimes His answers are yes, other times no; or yes but in His timing or way. However He chooses to answer, we can take comfort in knowing that His way is the best, for He tells us in Isaiah 55:9 (NIV), “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
“If you’ve received a no or are waiting for an answer to prayer, humbly ask God to give you insight; He’s a loving, trustworthy God who generously gives wisdom to those who ask (James 1:5) and works out all things for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28).
“If the peace and joy of hope is becoming a distant memory, give yourself a spiritual checkup and ask yourself, “Have I stopped trusting God?” In Romans 15:13 (NLT), the apostle Paul wrote, “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” When we trust God, we fling open the door for abundant hope, joy, peace-and answered prayers. Verses like 1 Chronicles 5:20 reveal that God answers the prayers of those who trust Him.
“Prayer is a beautiful, incredible gift that God has given His children to partner with Him to effect change in this world and to develop an intimate relationship with Him. This Thursday, our church will be gathering in a spirit of unity to pray. We hope you’ll join us in this powerful time of prayer!”
Prayer Meeting Details:
- Thursday, June 6th at 7:00pm
- 359 Broadway, Floor #2 (Between Franklin & Leonard)
