And the thankfulness in all – all circumstances thing – well, you know. We have great intentions, obviously, but a Scripture passage such as Paul’s encouragement in 1 Thessalonians to “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances …” can make us flinch we tend to worry more than we should, and we certainly don’t do a very good job of praying without ceasing. There is always a little twinge of conscience that comes with any discussion of prayer.
Because if we’re completely honest, few of us are very good at prayer. Now, I know that for some, prayer can be a touchy subject. Keeping with our overall celebratory theme of returning to God, the sermon is titled “Return to Prayer.” Our theme is prayer, specifically God’s invitation and command to be constant in prayer. Our text today is the Gospel you just heard from Matthew, in which Jesus and His disciples go to Gethsemane, where He prays, and they nap. Let us pray: O almighty God, our Heavenly Father, renew in us the gifts of Your mercy, increase our faith, strengthen our hope, enlighten our understanding, enlarge our love, and make us ever ready to serve You, for the sake of Jesus, Amen. Grace, mercy, and peace be unto each of you from God our Father and our Lord and King, Jesus the Christ. Why do you think prayer is a means by which God gifted us to connect with Him?.What helps you to connect with God in prayer?.What hinders you from a robust prayer life with Christ?.
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