EARLY MORNING PRAYER
For the past few weeks a few of us have been meeting here for early morning 6-8 AM prayer every Monday through Friday. It has been so sweet! The others who come don’t know how much I’ve wanted this. I need someone to be knocking on my door every 6 AM, this gives me reason to get up early and worship and pray as the sun rises. Right after we started the early morning prayer, someone suggested we do a 40-day fast together, we’re now on day 21 of our fast. These exercises have been bringing me through a purging, a cleansing. It’s as though I suddenly wake up and realize that some of my daily habits are what is called “sin” and I need to be rid of them. It’s a painful thing when the Lord goes through my closets and gently tell me I really don’t need “that”. Lately I’ve been finding myself doing a lot of repenting! Ouch!
But this also is drawing me closer to the Lord. I’m finding:
• An increased hunger and longing for His presence
• My spiritual memory is getting sharper
• I am hearing and seeing more clearly
• My sense of spiritual direction is getting better
If you’re available and would like to join in a small, intimate early morning prayer group, please join us? It is so worth it getting up a little earlier to meet with the Creator of the Universe! Contact us at hartfordprayer@gmail.com for location.