Treasure Your Privilege of Prayer - WHEN REPRESENTING OTHERS IN PRAYER

 At times we are invited to offer a prayer on behalf of others. For example, a sister who is conducting a Bible study may ask the sister who has accompanied her yto offer a prayer . The visiting sister  might not know the student well, so she might prefer to offer the concluding prayer at the study. In that way, she can more easily adapt her prayer to the needs of the student.

A brother may be aked to pray at a meeting for field service or at a congregation meeting. Brothers who have that privilege should keep in mind the purpose of the meeting. Prayer is not to be used to counsel the congregation or to make announcements.  For most congregation meetings, a total of five minutes  is allotted for song and prayer, so the brother who is offering the prayer need not use "many words," especially at  the beginning of a meeting. - MATTHEW 6:7.

Next time: Treasure Your Privilege of Prayer - MAKE PRAYER A PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE

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