The story of the widow and the unjust judge. I've always wondered about prayer chains, or intercessory prayer at all. Is this the story that they rely on?
I've never really understood why the prayers of a group of people are thought to be more effective than the prayers of one person. Prayer is prayer - and I never really thought of it as having a cumulative effect. I had always thought prayer chains and asking for intercessory prayer were more about the building of community than the actual prayer.
I don't think this story has really changed my mind on that, but it has given me some biblical basis for the practice. Hmmm....
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All we know is that prayer works...even from a medical perspective. And like medicine, I think people assume that more prayers will help more.
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