Praying in Community

One cannot read the book of Acts without being impressed at the amount of corporate prayer in which the church is engaged. In fact, the two priorities of Acts 6:4 are seen everywhere in the book: "the prayer and the ministry of the word." When these are working well, things like, an internal benevolence program, can really be beneficial.

I have often wondered if the reason the church today is not impacting society the way the early Christians did, is because of the lack of attention given to community prayer. The first disciples viewed prayer as priority. They prayed as if they really expected God to do something. Prayer was for them their connection to their leader - the Lord Jesus Christ! What blessings is God holding in reserve for his people when we learn to call upon Him as they did?