From Our Knees: A Call to the Methodist Church to Pray 24-7What's the Idea?
24-7prayer started by accident in September 1999, with a bunch of young people in England who got the crazy idea of trying to pray non-stop for a month. God turned up and they couldn't stop till Christmas! From there the prayer meeting has spread into many nations, denominations and age-groups. Hundreds of non-stop prayer meetings now link up on the web to form a unique chain of prayer. Participating groups pledge to pray 24 hours a day for a week or more in a dedicated prayer-room. They then 'carry the baton of prayer' for that period. The prayer passes from location to location in a never-ending flow linked up by the WorldWide Web. Right now someone, somewhere is praying 24-7.
What is 'From Our Knees'?
It's a challenge to the Methodist Church in Ireland to pray 24 hours a day, all 365 days of 2007 - from January 1st to December 31st 2008. The baton will be handed from one circuit, society or group to another throughout the year as Methodists and friends pray where they are for Ireland and the World. From prayer comes service. Will you join this unique chain of prayer?
What can I do?
Please get in touch with the 24-7prayer team (Leah and Natalie - details above). They have loads of resources and ideas to help you get moving. Get your circuit, society or group to commit to covering a number of days in prayer. If you'd like a signup page online (like the ones for Aldersgate House) please ask the team.
24-7prayer is not for experts. It's for those who find prayer a struggle. 24-7 is a model that works! It has proven unusually successful at mobilising people to pray like they've never prayed before. People learn to pray... by praying! 24-7 captures the imagination. Why? Because it's extreme. The dare is to be alone with God for a whole hour - maybe even in the middle of the night. 24-7 makes prayer easier. The arts play an important part. Many say that 'an hour feels like 10 minutes in the prayer room'.
This is possible - and it will make a difference!
Who's taking part in 2008?
Everybody will, we hope! See if the dates you're thinking of are available, on the 2008 Calendar of Prayer.
