Matthew 6:6 (ERV)
But when you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father.
In the movie War Room (which I heartily recommend), a closet becomes the prayer room.
It’s nice, but not essential, to have a room dedicated to prayer.
Susanna Wesley, mother of John and Charles Wesley*, prayed long and often in the main room of her home . . . as her ten children studied, played or worked around her. Mother Wesley’s prayer room was the space under the kitchen apron she pulled over her head.
Wherever you meet God — that’s your prayer room.
*John Wesley is considered the Father of the Methodist Church. Charles Wesley wrote more than 6000 hymns. Together, these two men had a major impact on Christians in England and the US in the 1700’s. Their influence continues to this day.
I pray now night and day,
and I don’t need a room
to ask God to show the way
past cancer’s bloody doom.
I know that I should take to heart
that which is ordained for me,
but to bow and fall apart
is the devil’s victory.
Today I am really, really scared,
and the lights are getting dim.
I feel so lonely, unprepared,
for these chances now so slim
that I might evade death’s scythe
and walk to another life.
I’m thinking, Andrew, that you will enjoy meeting up with Charles Wesley on the other side — prolific poets, the both of you!
Remember, you are not alone. God is with you, and the prayers of your many friends are wrapped around you like a security blanket.