In the wake of all these natural disasters lambasting our precious islands and countries in the sun, many requests for prayer are being sent—and many prayers are being offered up, but like Jesus was mindful of the fact that not everyone was a believer at the tomb of Lazarus when he called out to his father for the power of the resurrection to raise Lazarus from the dead, we too have to be mindful of the fact that not everyone represented here is a believer in the practice of the Christian faith and the power of unified prayer.

The short answer is that our faith lies in the premise of the promise as hope…a calm assurance that no matter what the situation that befalls us, it is never greater than the force that drives (propels) us because there is an inner peace and calm resolve, even in the midst of trouble, trials and tribulation to keep moving toward the desired, the expected, end.

We all have that spirit…that zen, that drive, ambition, determination, to not quit short of the finish line, but we don’t all identify it as such, and we do not all trust it the same…so without that regard for perseverance our vision turns to the darkness of defeat and the manifestation of same, but if hope prevails, a breakthrough will come, and bring with it a clarity and an understanding that what is seen is temporal, but what is not seen is lasting; “…25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. 26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.…” (Romans 8:2-27, Berean Study Bible)