“But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.” (CSB – Read the chapter)
Have you ever prayed for something and didn’t get it? That can be a disheartening experience. We pray, and pray, and pray, and…nothing. Eventually we start to wonder why we should even bother. I mean, we’ve been praying for minutes and nothing has happened. Or maybe you’ve been praying a bit longer than that. But then we find all kinds of encouragement in the Scriptures to turn to prayer. The various authors obviously considered prayer to be quite a gift. Let’s talk about this next gift of Advent and if it really is.
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