Newspapers as a Prayer Guide

?How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth.? Isa 52:7.

World events move at such an alarming speed that we have hardly recovered from one shock before we receive another. The clash of bitter rivalries of ordinary people make headlines with such regularity that we are in danger of becoming hardened to the most heartbreaking stories. Perhaps one of the greatest disadvantages of modern newspapers is that they have made man immune to the heartache and suffering of his fellow men. This may not be the fault of the newspapers for they record, and do not create, events. True in the reporting there may be bias but the facts remain substantially the same.

To make prayer modern and realistic, we will find it profitable to read our newspaper with a mind geared to prayer. The truth that must be kept to the forefront of our minds is that, ?Thy God reigneth?. However bad the news that we read, remember that God has not surrendered His sovereignty over His world. It is still God?s world, whatever man may be trying to do to it!

Reading with a prayer-mind, we will be able to penetrate beyond the news to those who suffer in mists of obscurity: the mother behind the criminal; the parents awaiting the return of the runaway child; and so many others. As we pray for others, our spiritual vision will be enlarged and our prayer life wonderfully deepened. I link my prayer-power to the world in which I live and move.
 

Bro. Stanford Kuuzha (Karoi, Zimbabwe)