Dr Paul Allen

Image via Wikipedia Does prayer make any difference? Does it really change anything? Yes. Though we cannot hope that our prayers will change God ’s mind, prevailing upon Him to act against His will, we can be sure that prayer does change things—including our own hearts. Plus, it is one of the chief means by which God carries out His will in the world. Related articles Prayer for Agnostics (adultonsetatheist.blogspot.com) The wonderful power of prayer... (jeremyhigdon.com) Prayer works... because of the Bible (jeremyhigdon.com) Personal Shopper: Outcomes-Based Prayer (wonderingpreacher.wordpress.com) A Prayer By Heinrich Bullinger (zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com) Problems in prayer - and possible solutions (nelima.wordpress.com) A Prayer for Sunday (prayers on 9/11) (westernthm.wordpress.com) On Mr. Rogers and prayer (patheos.com) 4 Reasons Why Your Prayers Are Never Answered (theway2fullconsciousness.wordpress.com)

Image via Wikipedia In the morning I lay my requests before you and I wait in expectation . Psalm 5:3 Prayer is so much more than the puny, ordinary thing we make it out to be. And that’s because the One we’re praying to is not only so much bigger than we’ll ever be able to comprehend.  But also so much more willing to respond to us than we’ll ever be able to comprehend as well. Think about this: Our galaxy has approximately 250 billion stars and it is estimated that there are 100 billion other galaxies in the universe, each with hundreds of billions of stars.  And He’s named each one. The universe is so vast in relation to the matter it contains that it can be compared in this way: A building 20 miles long, 20 miles wide and 20 miles high that contains 1 grain of sand.  And He’s holding it all in the expanse of His hands. The largest star to date, Canis Majoris, is so large that if Earth’s Sun were replaced by it, its radius would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn .