A Pastor's Prayer

Gary Haugen, CEO of the International Justice Mission, works in the darkest corners of society. He’s seen countless cases of human trafficking and violence against the poor. You might think that this burden is too heavy to bear and that he slogs along under the weight of human depravity. But Haugen is remarkably joyful and resilient. What is his secret? Prayer. He says, “Prayerless striving leads only to exhaustion.” I think that the Apostle Paul would agree. He strove, to be sure, but he also prayed. Join us this week as we overhear Paul pray for the Thessalonian church in 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, and incorporate the same pattern into our own prayers.