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I was disheartened last week to hear of new restrictions at airports--no bottles with liquid, shampoo, gel, etc. can be in carry-on luggage. For non-travelers, that doesn't mean much, but for those of us who fly most weeks, the effects are longer waits. For me, that now means getting up at 3:30 AM instead of 4:30 AM to catch my Friday morning flight. Something that does not thrill me!
We are certainly living in dangerous times. Israel is in the middle of another war. Terrorist bombers, with no concern for their own lives, let alone for those of civilians--people who have nothing whatsoever to do with their fight--and Iranian and North Korean madmen with nuclear power are changing the way we live. But what about the way we pray?
Because of the times we are living, and the intense need to be in prayer, we have changed the format of this issue a little to include two articles on how we should pray. The first, "A Prayerful Response to Terrorism," by America's National Prayer Committee chairman, David Butts provides some thoughts on the spiritual battle we are in. The second, "Praying for a Holocaust?," which I wrote for the last issue of incenseRising, gives some specific, biblical ways to pray, that focus more on God's purposes, than on what we don't want to see happen.
Because of the importance of these articles, we also give you permission to copy them for use in your church newsletters or bulletins. But you must include the author's name and put on the bottom of the article the permission statement as it appears at the bottom of both articles on our website.
Praying for the King's Return!
Jonathan Graf
President
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August 2006 
