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At 10:30 each Tuesday morning, women gather in Room 144 of our church. We come happy, grateful, and expectant. We arrive for one purpose and one purpose only: for intercessory prayer.
For the most part, we are members of First Assembly Memphis. But there is a sprinkling of ladies from other churches who are just as faithful to Tuesday morning prayer time. We are a diverse group, yet beautifully united in our commitment to intercessory prayer each week. We love the Lord and believe He is a miracle-working God, eager to hear our prayers.
Always before we pray, we worship through music our leader, Kathy Cobb, has prayerfully selected for the morning. It is a drawing music, one that ushers us into the presence of the Holy Spirit. We still our minds and let the music wash over us, preparing us for prayer. We sit, stand, or kneel; it happens however each one is personally led to embrace these preparation moments for spending time with our King. We have checked our pride and reserve at the door. We have come to worship, to pray, and to believe.
Up until a year or so ago, we prayed for an hour. Then, as our group grew, so did our prayer time. Now it is 90 minutes or longer. We leave when we feel we have covered every need brought to us. Always, we pray for our nation and its leaders. We pray for Israel. We pray for schools, both our church school and others in the area. We pray for family needs, financial needs, job concerns, and for those who need healing. Many times, people come to us especially to be prayed over for healing. Whatever the need, we are there to pray. We have a basket where some write their requests rather than speak them and at the close of our gathering, we pray over the basket.
So much happens in our church’s designated room for prayer: Scripture is read. We sing to the Lord. We share praise reports. Every attempt is made to control lengthy talks and keep the focus solely on worship and prayer.
Kathy Cobb, our prayer leader, center. Gail Spiller, original member of the prayer group on right. I am on the left. What a privilege to be a part of this group of believing women.
The Hour of Power prayer group welcomes all who need prayer or wishes to join us as an intercessor. We realize some are not comfortable praying aloud and that is not a prerequisite. Just come and agree with us by your presence and your love for the Lord. Being in a disposition of prayer is the only requirement we have for anyone’s presence. We invite you to enter in.
How wonderful! I have so longed for such a group in my own church, but – not yet. I would be physically unable to attend now if they did have one.
I would like you to put my name “in the basket” for healing if you would. History of heart attack, congestive heart failure, diabetes, PAD, CVD, 23 stents, diabetes, fibromyalgia, arthritis entire body, Mitchell’s disease in my feet, severe reflux, narcolepsy and sleep apnea, to name a few! Now my potassium levels will not stay normal and that makes me even weaker, plus the danger of heart going into arrhythmia and the defib shocking me, a most unpleasant experience. (Feels like a mule kicking you in the chest). I would just like to have enough strength to get my meals and absolute necessities around the house, so I don’t have to go to a nursing home. “Nevertheless, not my will but His be done.” I pray God will continue to bless and grow your group and one day, God willing, we will see real, genuine revival!!!!!
This reminds me of a group in my neighborhood. We call ourselves “Women of Spirit.” We meet each Wednesday at 2:00 in our clubhouse. We have been meeting together for 12 years or longer. We study our Bible together and pray together. We have finished the Old Testament and are now in the New Testament. Peggy Hale is our very dedicate leader. I have learned so much from her. I feel very blessed to be a part of this group.
Thanks for your comments, Madelyn. There is nothing like being a part of Christ-loving women, is there? I don’t know the age of this prayer group, but is was going on many years before I joined in 2008. Best group of women I’ve ever known.
Ernestine, I have copied your request and it will go in our prayer basket next Tuesday. We see no many answers to our basket requests and I pray yours will be the next one answered. When I began in 2008, 10 was a pretty good number. Last Tuesday, we had 26, and we almost always have at least 20. Kathy is a gifted leader and none of us can imagine how we would manage without her. She is at the room, praying an hour before we begin. Love her and this group of women. Love you, too, sweet friend.
Thank you, thank you! What a dedicated woman, to give an extra hour for prayer! That is some serious praying and I know God is more than pleased with all of you and the time you spend in intercession. May that become the “common” thing in every fellowship that names the name of Christ!