Prayer Is Always Possible

“The fact that Jesus prayed on the cross reminds us that prayer is always possible for the believer and follower of Jesus. We have a God and Father who cares about us. In severe trials and extreme losses, we sometimes feel, “”God, are You there? I don’t know how to pray. I don’t know what to say.”” But remember Jesus prayed for the forgiveness of His executioners even while dying on the cross.

Death on a cross was so torturous that it was almost impossible to breathe—you would suffocate. Yet somehow, Jesus was able to speak along the cross’s terrible way. No matter what you’re facing in your life, no matter how difficult the pain and anguish—even if you can barely breathe, even if you can’t speak clearly—you can cry out to God and He will hear you.

Jesus was a man of prayer, and it didn’t stop at the cross. There will come a time in your life when the most important thing in the world will be your ability to pray, to get hold of God, to know God’s comfort, to know that the Father cares for you and hears your heart. In order to live well and to die well, you need to know how to pray. Jesus teaches us: pray no matter what, pray as long as you live, pray even on the last day of your life.”