Ever wonder what prayers look like? What if you could actually see the prayers you pray? The prayers being prayer for you? The apostle John did. In his vision of heaven John saw the prayers of the saints ascending with incense into the presence of God. Then an angel took the censer, “filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to earth.  And there were noises, thunder, lightning, and an earthquake.” (Revelation 8:5)

Behold the power of prayer. You ask God for help, and bam! Fire falls to the earth. You lift your concerns to heaven and turbulence happens!

The quickest way to douse the fire of anger is with a bucket of prayer. So do what Jesus did. Prayer for this hurting world. Pray – and then wait for the earth to quake.

(From “God Is With You Every Day”, by Max Lucado)