Prayer and Peace

Prayer and Peace
Ephesians 6.18-24

Imagine an eagle with clipped wings. Imagine a great oceangoing liner stuck in the Sahara sands. Imagine a basketball player with his ankles tied together. Imagine a railway locomotive in a ploughed field.

Now imagine an ambassador wearing chains in prison. Paul knows it’s a bizarre picture, and he puts it like that deliberately to highlight his special need for prayer. An ambassador ought to be free to come and go, to take the message of his king wherever it is needed. How can he do that if they’ve tied him up?...

Taken from Paul for Everyone – The Prison Letters by Tom Wright