SEVEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRAYER

(5) PRAYER-Does It Matter Where and When?

NO DOUBT you have observed that most organized religions emphasize elaborate houses of prayer and prescribe specific times of day when prayers should be offered. Does the Bible limit our prayers to certain places and times?

The Bible does show that there are fitting occasions for prayer.  Before eating with his followers, for example, Jesus thanked God ion prayer.  (Luke 22:17)  And when his disciples assembled for worship, they prayed together.  Thus thus continued a practice that had long been carried out in Jewish synagogues and in the temple at Jerusalem.  God intended the temple to be "a house of prayer for all the nations." -Mark 11:17. 

When servants of God assemble and pray together, their petitions can be very effective.   If the group is united in  spirit and the prayer offered in their behalf reflects Scriptural principles, God is pleased.   The prayer may even move him to do what he might not otherwise have done.  (Hebrews 13:18,19) Jehovah's Witnesses pray regularly at their meetings. You are cordially invited to come to a Kingdom Hall near you and hear such prayers for yourself.

Next time: SEVEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRAYER/ Conclusion of (5)PRAYER-Does It Matter Where or When?

From the Watchtower magazine