Be Still And Know

Mark 1:35 'Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.' Although Jesus’ ministry had only recently begun, he was clearly already very busy. His authoritative preaching and miraculous healings were attracting great interest and he had little time to himself. But he knew that his authority came from God his Father and so he needed to keep in close contact with him. That meant that he had to work hard to find a special time and place to pray. He knew that his ministry relied upon it. As we walk in the footsteps of Jesus, we need to work just as hard to find our special times and places to pray. One thing is certain – personal prayer won’t happen without discipline and determination. We will always be able to fill our time with other activities. The key thing is to become convinced that prayer is our priority and that other activities, however worthy and enjoyable, are of lesser importance. That’s often hard to accept because we tend to judge ourselves (and others