BC Overnight Prayer Session

Hearts Aflame! began on 30 July at 2200 and lasted till 31 July, 0545. This was BC's first overnight prayer held in the Cathedral grounds with an initial gathering of about 160.  It started off with praise and worship; moving on to prayers of thanksgiving, repentance and seeking of God's face.  Each prayer segment was preceded by our very own ingenious self-made videos plus others that were produced elsewhere.  I guess the intention was to capture our attention and to make it less monotonous.  The entire session was interspersed with breaks in between, making it more easy to bear.  Nonetheless, there were times when I almost dozed off into deep sleep, coming from a long day at work. 

This reminds me of the words of Jesus when He chided His disciples for not being able to watch and pray (Mk 14:-40).  Certainly the spirit of praying is there but the flesh is weak.  When one is physically tired, the tendency is for our body to switch off (sleep) to recover. However, our Lord and Master showed us how despite the agony which was soon to follow, He could still spend time talking to the Father in travailing prayer (Mk 14:32), probably for about an hour. 

Jesus prayed, "Abba Father! All things are possible for Thee; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what Thou wilt."  (Mk 14:36).  He committed His fears to God and ultimately submitted Himself to the Father's will.  Jesus recognised the omnipotence of God to spare Him from the hour of agony, both physical and spiritual.  Not only did He have to undergo the physical pain and humiliation but more importantly, the separation from God when the sins of the whole world was laid upon Him.  God the Father did not spare His own Son but gave Him up freely for us all so that we might become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (Rom 8:32).    Hallelujah, What a Saviour!

At the end of our prayer session, we still had about slightly less than a hundred prayer warriors in the Chapel. It will augur well for the church if the spirit of prayer and supplication continues because that's the only way to usher in the revival that we seek.  God has certainly heard the prayers of His children as we cried out to Him for the fulfillment of all the prophecies He has given to BC.