Christian students at Arizona State University are holding a 24 hour a day, 21 day prayer marathon. Groups of students are praying - not for any particular topic or cause. They are finding that students who join in and intend to pray for ten minutes sometimes stay for hours in the quiet spiritual environment.
"The patch of lawn next to the Danforth Meditation Chapel has informal stations where poster board and pens allow students to write down what they are praying for, or who they are forgiving, or Bible verses that have resonance for them.
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One afternoon, during the worst of the Southern California fires, Richie Romero stepped hesitantly toward a group of praying students. He was asked immediately if there was anything for which he needed prayer. Romero told the group that he had family in the area where the fires were burning houses.
The students asked God to spare Romero's family, for the winds to stop and for the safety of the firefighters. When the prayers were over, Romero thanked them and walked away.
"It always feels good to pray. Some people need that comfort sometimes," Romero said on his way to class. "I pray every day but by myself."
via USA Today
This is a great reminder, as the students point out, how often the "busyness" of life separates us from prayer - and each other.
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