The theme of NAC India’s 2019 calendar is “Prayer”. The monthly calendar texts are based on a doctrinal article by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider which was published in the community member magazine 04/2018 (starts on page 20). This prayer series explores and elaborates on each month’s topic.
Turn to God in any Situation
At times it appears as though our prayers consist primarily of petitions. Even in the Lord’s Prayer there are many petitions. Turning to God in petition makes it clear that God is the One to be addressed in all situations of life. The supplicant also incorporates his own situation of life into the prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
As recorded in Matthew 6:9-13 (New King James Version)
God cares for His Creation
Anyone who asks God for anything recognizes in Him the helper, giver and benefactor of life. In prayer, man experiences that God is merciful and kindly disposed to His creation. Human beings recognise Him as the One who either grants or denies petitions. A prayer of petition is based on the insight that God inclines Himself to His creation and that He loves that which He has created. God is not distant from, nor indifferent to, His creation – of which human beings are an integral part – but rather accompanies and protects it. He desires to make salvation and eternal life accessible to all human beings.