Breathe in deeply…
A young boy walking through the woods one day, met with an older gentleman who was renowned for being a great man of prayer. After exchanging pleasantries, the boy asked the man if he would teach him to pray. The words were barely out of the young boys mouth when the older man pounced, swiftly pushing the boy’s head under the surface of the water in the well that they were standing next to. Despite the boys desperate attempts to free himself from the old man’s grasp, he was resolute in holding the boy’s head firmly underneath the pool of water. As the young boy began to lose all hope of ever breathing another breath again, the old man hauled him back onto the forest floor above the water. Cool oxygen filled his lungs deeply once again. Once he had coughed and spluttered and regained his breath, the boy angrily demanded why on earth the old man did that to him. The old man’s reply was simple: “When you are as desperate to pray as you were as desperate for breath just now, only then will I teach you to pray”
Day One of fasting and praying almost complete…
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