The Importance of Prayer By Kayla M. Crum A


s Christians, we should never overlook prayer. We should always be praying. In this brief article, I will discuss the impor- tance of prayer.


What is Prayer?


- portant, we need to know what prayer is. Do you speak with your friends or your siblings? Of course, we all do. Praying is talking to God. We should talk to our Creator. He gave us life on this Earth and in Heaven. There are many types of prayer:


intercession, petition, confession, adoration, and thanksgiving. In inter- cession, we pray to God for a person. In petition, we pray for ourselves to Christ. In confession, we confess our sins to the Lord, showing our unwor- thiness. In adoration, we praise the Almighty. Lastly, in thanksgiving, we give thanks to God.


The book of Psalms is full of prayers. In Psalms, there are        


The Importance of Prayer God made you as well as every- one on earth. Praying helps us grow in the Lord. Prayer is talking to God, and the Bible is our Savior communi- cating to us. If you are truly a Chris-     - vid Campbell, a pastor and author, addresses prayer in his book, - cation Transformed Life, “From the Bible we turn secondly to prayer. And as            Campbell conveys that with reading    -      follows. Campbell continues, “Let us  prayers the evidence or otherwise that we are maturing as Christians; becom-        Life). Pastor Campbell emphasizes the


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 The power of prayer aligns with the importance of prayer. The power of


 prayer. In his book They Shall Be Mine, John Tallach, pastor and author, tells a story about a girl from India. The story is of Arulai, who was severely assaulted because she believed in Christ while her family did not. She escaped to mis- sionaries who came to India and taught her about her Savior. She stayed with the missionaries; however, they knew she was not theirs, but they did not want her to leave them and go to her home again. When Arulai’s father came to take her repeatedly, one missionary would pray. God answered the missionary’s prayers, as her father did not remove her from the missionary’s care. He once   him back from taking his daughter.      


-  it became known what they were doing, a new prison director cautioned them not to speak about God, or face punishment. However, the women carried on; nothing  The prison director made them stand on the ice. They were to stand there with prisoners staring until they vowed not to speak about God or Jesus any- more. But the women began singing praises to the Lord. The director warned that he would unleash the dogs if they did not stop. That made them fall to their  dogs came and stopped just inches away from the women. Later the doctor told the director that their lack of injuries should not surprise him; they have a Fa- ther in heaven who is all-powerful and to whom they cried out to.  a prayer champion. He prayed thanksgiving for every sip of water he drank. It was also said that he prayed more than he breathed. We should all want to imitate Jackson, who got on his knees before battle.


Conclusion In this article, we looked at the importance of prayer, and I pray you come


to realize the importance of prayer and pray more to our Father. I love praying. I pray with my dad on our knees every afternoon, and I pray at the start and end of the day. You, too, can start a routine of praying with your father, mother,  in prayer all the time!


 “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.


Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, And the power, and the  Amen.


Kayla Crum is a member of Trinity ARP Church in Woodstock, NB. She is 12 years old and enjoys reading and writing.


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