Prayer changes things.
How often do you have a really good look at your hands? Go on, have a sneaky peak right now. Weird, aren’t they?
Think about all the things they do, all the talent and potential they represent. Yet right now they probably just look plain and empty; they look kind of unimpressive.
Prayer’s like that. Kind of.
Look at it on its own and it’s kind of ordinary – just a collection of words and thoughts and ideas and feelings. But it’s got potential. Lots of potential.
- Prayer can stir up hearts
- Prayer can change lives
- Prayer can end poverty
How? God.
God does it. Prayer works because of the one we’re praying to. And it gets us closer to God too. No wonder Jesus told his disciples to do plenty of it – just take a look at what he says about it in Luke 18.
What are we praying for?
In the current prayer news section you'll find some examples of areas of the world where prayer has been transforming lives, and also where prayer is still required.
We also want you to pray for the millions of other Christians around the world who are living among the poor. We want to pray for transformation. We want to pray that ordinary lives will unite to tackle poverty head on. We want – and hold tight now, for this one’s a biggy - to see 50 million people released from poverty through the work of 100,000 groups of Christians all over the world. That's Tearfund's vision, but we can't achieve this without prayer.
And we want you to pray for you and the people like you. Pray that you and your friends and the rest of the church gets it. Pray that you all get fired up and determined to do something about global poverty.
So get your friends and your church involved - see if you can get them to commit to praying for our vision and getting on the map. Get creative with your prayers - from prayer meals to 24-7 prayer, decide what works best for you, your friends and your church group. And if you need a reminder of why prayer is so important, click here for a little motivation.
These webpages you're viewing now...they could be the start of something miraculous.