First Ever Prayer Service

This past Friday night the youth met at the church for a prayer service. It was the first time we had ever done anything like that, and I'll tell you what--It was GREAT. I was really excited to go, because I wanted to see what it would be like. I expected for it to be group prayer, but instead we all separated around the sanctuary and prayed by ourselves. David had PowerPoint slides that would change every now and then, structuring our prayer time and telling us what to pray for and how long. It was very interesting, because for one, I cannot say that I have prayed for an hour straight before. Two, having that set amount of time to pray for a certain thing really challenged me. Normally when I pray, I find myself saying the same things over and over again, and therefore just ending quickly. But this time, I was challenged to draw it out, and find new, creative ways to tell God what he means to me. It was definitely an awesome experience for me, and I can't wait to do it again. Although, by saying that I do not wish to imply that that's the only time I'm going to pray that way. I learned that I need to (and want to) work at my personal prayer life, and that I can do all of that in my bedroom--it doesn't have to be in a sanctuary with other people to focus on intense prayer...

Today, David preached for all three services at church, and I think it was a really good sermon. He was talking about the importance of a good foundation, and how in life, that means basing everything on Jesus. He also talked about the difference between good, spiritual people, and GODLY people. I somehow managed to leave my bible at home, so I couldn't take notes, but I managed to remember a few things. There was one thing he said towards the end of his sermon, though, that had my name written all over it, but now I can't remember what that was for the life of me!

Well, I haven't had much sleep since Friday night, so I'm out for the night.

Until later,
Courtney