Our Prayers Are Precious

"Don’t quit. You may miss the answer to your prayers. God is faithful — He’s always on time." 

- Max Lucado

Daniel 9:18-23 (NLT)

¹⁸ “O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name — lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.

 ¹⁹ “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.”

 ²⁰ I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the Lord my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain. ²¹ As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice. ²² He explained to me, “Daniel, I have come here to give you insight and understanding. ²³ The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God..."

*Photograph copyright 2005 Rosie Harriott