Memorial Baptist Church

I was skimming the New York Times website and noticed a rather intriguing article. The article discussed several unusual but notable economic indicators one of which being men’s underwear. Now, I thought that a little odd, but as I read further, I understood. As far back as the 1970’s, Alan Greenspan (the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve then in a private consulting firm) looked at the sales of men’s underwear as an economic indicator. During normal or good economic times, sales tended upward. The opposite is true during poor economic times. When men had less money to spend, they cut back on their purchase of new goods. When people are confident, people spend more. When they are uncertain, they spend less. 

I think one of the health indicators of a church is its Prayer Meeting attendance. We’re witnessed a slow but steady increase in the Wednesday night crowd. That is encouraging to me, but more so for the church. There is a sense of a greater priority being placed on personal prayer. There’s a realization of the importance of corporate prayer. I believe the future and the influence of this church is gauged by its members and attenders participating in Prayer Meeting. 

There is great value in attending Prayer Meeting. This is where so many people learn how to pray and develop a confidence in their prayer life. You have the opportunity to agree with others. You’re not put on the spot and you’re given the opportunity to participate at your comfort level (hopefully being stretched). We’re praying for each other, our church, for revival, our community, and for the sick. We’re praying in a wide array of styles and formats. We’re singing, we’re learning, and we’re growing. 

So what’s your excuse? Don’t have the time? You need to make the time! Think Prayer Meeting is boring? You need to check it out. Still think it’s boring? You need to stay late so we can pray for you! Scared you’ll be called on to pray? I promise that I will not call on you or embarrass you in Prayer Meeting. There’s really no good excuse not to be in Prayer Meeting this next Wednesday. Come and join us!