The power of a timid prayer by max lucado

If you struggle with prayer, I've got just the guy for you.

The father's prayer isn't much, but the answer is and the result reminds us:

The power is not in the prayer; it's in the one who hears it.

He prayed out of desperation. His son, his only son, was demon- possessed.

Not only was he a deaf mute and an epileptic, he was also possessed by an evil spirit.

Ever since the boy was young, the demon had thrown him into fires and water.

The father had to remain on call, on alert twenty-four hours a day.

He was desperate and tired, and his prayer reflects both.

"If you can do anything for him, please have pity on us and help us."

Listen to that prayer.

Does it sound courageous? Confident? Strong?

Hardly.

If his prayer sounds like yours, then don't be discouraged, for that's where prayer begins.

It begins as a yearning.

An honest appeal.

No pretense.

No boasting.

No posturing.

Just prayer.

Feeble prayer, but prayer nonetheless.

We are tempted to wait to pray until we know how to pray.

Good thing this man didn't make the same mistake.

He wasn't much of a pray-er.

And his wasn't much of a prayer.

He even admits it! "I do believe," he implored.

"Help me to believe more" (see Mark 9:24).

This prayer isn't destined for a worship manual.

No Psalm will result from his utterance.

His was simple-no incantation or chant.

But Jesus responded.

He responded, not to the eloquence of the man, but to the pain of the man.



> This is comforting =)