Back in the corner of the sanctuary I sat and watched. They came in one by one or some in a
group. They would light a candle and
place it in the sand. Then sitting in
the pew they would pray. Some sat for an
hour some sat for minutes, but all had the same intention. Chill bumps covered my body as I listened to
the soft music and stared at the candles burning ever so brightly.
God was present in this place. The Holy Spirit was lingering within the
walls of the church. I could feel it and
so could everyone else. “Why don’t we do
this all the time?” someone asked. That
is a good question.
Why do we wait? Why
do we wait and come together in prayer when someone is critically ill? Why don’t we come together all the time, sit
in a candle lit sanctuary and pray?
We need prayer, the world needs prayer, every one needs
prayer. Yes we can pray anywhere, but
there is something about the peace of the church.
The atmosphere made me think of what the stable must have
been like during Jesus’s birth. Quiet,
peaceful and still. The starlight
illuminated the stable and it was brilliant.
Everyone knelt around the newborn king and prayed.
I am sure that they all had chill bumps. I know they felt the presence of the Lord in
the stable.
We all need a stable.
A place to find peace. A place
where the candlelight and the starlight are the only source of seeing. An environment that you know is full of the
Holy Spirit.
Find your stable.
Find your stable and find peace.
Go into that quiet place and pray.
Feel the Holy Spirit working within you filling you with the source of
light.
This Christmas let it be the reminder that Jesus came into
the world to bring us peace. He came to
redeem us and bring us peace in a world full of despair and full of circumstances
that we can’t find the answer for. Pray
for peace, pray for hope and pray for healing.
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me!
Prayers for Price!
Luke 2:8-14
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