A MOMENT WITH OUR MINISTER

Rev. John Moore

June 2000
A MOMENT WITH OUR MINISTER

Yesterday I had breakfast with a friend. Before
eating, we had prayer. He prayed. His prayer was very
meaningful and I told him so. Following breakfast, our
Church golf league was to play. We play each Monday
morning.

My friend and I met to discuss the up coming high
school Youth Camp where he and I are to be counselors.
A few years ago, we were counselora at a junior high
camp. I was privileged to recruit Victor (a pseudo
name) for the Camp this summer.

I spoke to Victor about the meaningfulness of his
prayer. Part of his prayer had to do with the activity
following breakfast. And that is the part I would like
to tell you about.

Victor specifically prayed that I would have a good
time and a good golf game. This part of his prayer was
not prayed in a flippant kind of way. And it was
answered!

I played with one of the two best golfers in our
league. The game went well. At the end, the score
reflected, for me, a very excellent game. In the
beginning of the four years our league has played
together, I have never before come this close to his
score. The result: him, 44 with 18 putts; me, 46 with
14 putts. (many games scores 44 or less). 

Now, do you really believe God was interested in the
golf game, yesterday? I do. God is interested in every
part of Christians’ lives. When we ask God, out of a
sincere heart in prayer, He will and does hear and
answer. Our problem is not that He isn’t interested.
The problem is that we don’t ask, from our heart.

I haven’t had a chance to let Victor know about this
answer to his prayer, but plan to thank him in
writing. Hopefully he will not be surprised, and will
be encouraged to pray in the mode he prayed, before
our breakfast.

What in your (and my) life have we wanted God to
answer, change? If God is the Christian’s Father, and
He is, don’t you think He is interested in EVERY
aspect of our lives? Just like a good earthly father.

How different our life in the Church, and
individually, could be if only we prayed about those
things which the average person considers mundane and
unimportant.

Thank you, friend, Victor, I trust I will keep this
lesson about prayer learned.

your friend and Pastor, John
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