Effectual Prayer

This short story makes a good point.

There is a story about a businessman in a small community who changed the whole character of a section of town by opening a tavern. A local church group became concerned and conducted an all-night prayer vigil, asking God to close the tavern. Shortly before morning, a thunder storm came through the area and a lightning bolt struck the tavern and it burned to the ground.

The owner of the tavern sued the church, claiming that the prayers of the group were responsible for the destruction of his tavern. The church hired a defense attorney to argue in court that they were not responsible.

The presiding judge, after an initial review of the case, stated that "No matter how this case comes out, one thing is clear. The tavern owner believes in prayer and the church group does not."

Posted by Robert Hayes at Uganda Short Term Mission Guide website www.ugandamission.net/