The centrality of Christian prayer is intercession for others. When Paul prays to start his epistles, he intercedes for the church, no himself. The Lord in teaching His disciples to pray tells them to pray to "Our Father"--not my Father. Romans 8 teaches that the all things that work together for good are for "those" who love God and are called. Even our personal prayers for our own individual needs should plead with God for an answer that is "good" for all not just me. We are a spiritual house. We are one body. And the most powerful testimony to Jesus claims as Son of God and Savior of mankind is the unity of the body of Christ. Intercessory prayer engenders that unity. May our prayers be others focused. May the requests we make to God plead with Him for an answer that will unify and edify the church--do good for all those who love Him and are the called according to His eternal purpose..
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