The Beautiful Sound of Intercession

 I taught on Sunday night, and then we did what we do each week. We break into small prayer huddles across the sanctuary and pour out our souls in fervent petitions. The group I prayed in had only three people with Brenda, our son Tucker, and me. We finished before some of the other groups. It was then that I heard a beautiful sound. One that captured my heart and was soothing to my ears.

The sound was men and women fervently praying out loud. The sound filled the sanctuary. Some people may have thought all those people praying out loud at the same time might have sounded chaotic. I thought it sounded beautiful. People praying for God to save souls and usher in days of revival. It sounded more beautiful than the praise and worship that morning. The echoed chorus of intercession.

I wonder how it sounded to God. Did is please Him? Did it bless His ears to hear His people humble themselves and ask for His help? Did it sound beautiful to God? Only He knows the answers to those questions. I know it sounded beautiful to me.

It makes me wonder what if all the community churches were doing the same thing beseeching God to send revival and spiritual awakening to their communities. What if enough churches did that across the nation. What might God do in response. I yearn to see it.

Brenda and I live in a small community in the Panhandle these days. We keep pointing people in the church and other pastors to create a prayer culture. One that permeates the different congregations as well as the whole community. Maybe one day you will hear about the Panhandle Outpouring. Until that day comes, there is much more praying to be done and many more prayer meetings to be held. May the beautiful sound of the people of God interceding multiply across the land.