Every Tuesday morning, nine Grace Evan guys gather in a boardroom at Dr. Cattau’s office on Wolf River Blvd. After we talk for a while, someone, tongue in cheek, asks, “Has it come to this?” Then we pray. We don’t understand how it all works. We just know God wants us to pray.
Soviet dissident Andrei Sinyavsky, (pseudonym Abram Tertz), wrote a book called A Voice from The Chorus. It’s based on letters he wrote to his wife while he was in a forced-labor camp after being arrested by the KGB in the 60’s. During his imprisonment Sinyavski/Tertz recorded random snatches of prisoners’ conversations --“the chorus"-- and added them to his own reflections. Sinyavsky’s “Voice from the Chorus” inspired me to set down some of the things I’ve heard during our prayer time.
- Most gracious Heavenly Father, gracious you are and gracious you have been.
- Lord, here we are. We come before you as nine sinful men looking for grace.
- Our Father, we are so privileged to be called sons of God.
- Lord, we thank you for who You are and whose we are.
- Lord, we know who You are and what You’ve done, and who we are and what we’ve done.
- Thank You for Your Word. You give us something to hold on to… something to cover every aspect of life.
- Lord, we love You and love Your plan. We deserve wrath but you gave us mercy!
- Help us not to take things for granted. I’m the King of taking things for granted.
- I wish I could express my gratitude for all You’ve done.
- Thank you for our health and some money in our pockets. Thank You, thank You, thank You!
- You can unscramble eggs, Lord. We can’t but You can.
- Thy will be done, dear Lord. Thy will be done.
- We know the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. We ask for the “much availing.”
- Our prayers know no miles. You inhabit the praises of Your people.
Feel free to add your request to our list! There are prayer request forms in every pew or you can call the Grace Evan office at 901-756-7444.
