Paul Broun: “Luke records in his Gospel that ``men ought always to pray and not to faint.'' That's in Luke 18:1. I believe in the…”

“Luke records in his Gospel that ``men ought always to pray and not to faint.'' That's in Luke 18:1. I believe in the power of prayer, and I should note that the power of prayer is beheld in the One to which we pray, God Almighty. Yesterday, my Governor, Sonny Perdue of Georgia, hosted a special prayer service at the Georgia Capitol to pray that the Lord would provide rain for our drought-ravaged State. Governor Perdue wisely recognized that a request such as this must be made to a higher power, and I commend him for his humility and wisdom in calling on God to provide what man cannot provide. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Jeremiah 33:3, which states ``Call unto me and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.'' The book of Hebrews, in 14:16 states, ``Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.'' We are a needy people, in desperate need of God's mercy and grace.”