Tapping into the Foundational Power of Our Faith

“Hunter serves as Pastor and Head of Staff at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine, Fl. He is a Florida native and is a graduate of Flager College and Columbia Theological Seminary.” -Joe

Prayer is the first act of the disciples after Jesus’ ascension. Jesus goes upward and the disciples go inward. The disciples stopped looking around and started looking inside. Their outward journey with Jesus was, in a manner of speaking, over. But a new inward journey had just begun. And that inward journey, prayer, is where they would discover the power of hope.

Acts of compassion are, of course, fundamental to our faithful witness to God’s love. But prayer is where we tap into the foundational power of our faith. God uses prayer to help form us into the people we are called to be. People of hope.

Prayer: God of hope, may you help us to ground ourselves in prayer that we experience your presence in our lives so that we might be comforted—and to also be hope-bearers to your world. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.