Amen...

I have been reading a bit of what Martin Luther wrote lately, mainly because I am doing a short paper on the Ninety-Five Theses. But I remember reading a document that Martin Luther wrote talking about prayer last semester in Spiritual Formations (my favorite class) aka "Spit Form."

Luther talks about prayer and how when we say "amen" we should really mean it as if all other Christians in the world were praying the same prayer with you.

Mark this, that you must always speak the Amen firmly. Never doubt that God in his mercy will surely hear you and say "yes" to your prayers.

This really got me thinking, how often do I really think that what I am praying is going to happen. More often than not, I tend to lean towards not believing, and that is a sad thing.

There is a man back in Norquay that was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about a year ago. I don't really know what you guys knows about pancreatic cancer but it has a survival rate of about 5%. It has been a real tough experience for him and his family.

How often do we pray for someone with something like pancreatic cancer and really believe that this person is going to be cured? It is a tough thing to do. Really believing that what pray for is going to happen takes great faith; more than I think I have at times.

Father, help me to have faith in your wisdom. Teach me to have faith like a child.

Amen