For anyone who may still be checking up on this blog, first of all let me say thank you. It's a weird thought to me that these posts go out into the void known as the internet and anyone could read them at any time...mostly, I assume that no one has read, or will read, our posts. Knowing that some people do is very encouraging to us, especially being that Emma and I are both writers! Secondly, let me say that we are not intentionally dropping off the face of the [virtual] planet. It may be some time in between our posts, but we are still planning on keeping this blog going. For me, at least, it's a great outlet when I want to tell a story or just dump random thoughts somewhere.
So, what is this thing called "The Underground Battleground?"
Being that Emma and I are both very creative people with lots of ideas, and given the title, it should be easy to figure it out. We are off on a new adventure! The Underground Battleground is a ministry devoted to (yep, you guessed it) prayer. The act of prayer is such a unique, beautiful way to communicate with God. We can do it in the privacy of our own bedrooms when we're all alone, and we can also gather in groups of two's, three's, even thousands, to pray together. The topic of prayer is very important to both me and Emma, and we felt like there is no really sufficient place that we know of where people can gather for the specific purpose of prayer.
Also, in the Christian culture, there seems to be a sort of unspoken rule when praying...make sure you say things in a certain procession, and for the love of all things good, do NOT make your prayers run too long! People may fall asleep, or lose interest. For goodness' sake, we have other things to be doing--we can't just pray for so long.
Well, Emma and I went for a hike/walk with another friend over the summer and at the end, though our friend had to leave early, we decided to stay for a little while and just pray. We both had things on our hearts, we have been going through some health complications, and in general just felt the need to be filled up and dive into fellowship with each other. About 45 minutes later, we finally wrapped up and made our way back to the car. We simply sat under the shade of a tree, talking to God for as long as we felt like, talking about whatever was on our heart and mind. Neither of us was in a hurry. It was great. After that day, we decided that it would be great to d something similar on a regular basis--a long period of time devoted to prayer. Nothing to distract us, nothing to rush off and do, just sit down and pray for and with one another.
Perhaps an hour isn't exactly a long time, but it is a lot longer than traditional American prayers go for nowadays, I can guarantee that. We started meeting every Monday evening, from 7 to 8, simply to pray. Each week we choose a different location, post about it on facebook (and will perhaps post the location here too, just in case anyone who is interested doesn't check facebook), and then get together to pray. Simple enough!
This prayer group is open to anyone of any age--doesn't matter if you're in kindergarten or a nursing home, all we want to do is get together as the body of Christ and pray alongside one another! So entire families are welcome; bring your friends, your husband/wife, your kids, your grandparents, your significant other...any and everyone who is interested is welcome. If you have any further questions, feel free to check out the facebook page here. Emma and I would love to answer any questions you might have pertaining to this ministry.
Have a great day in the Lord, and we hope to be able to pray with you one day soon!
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