“Make an appeal to the Lord. There has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t need to stay any longer.” - Exodus 9:28

“Work as if everything depended upon work and pray as if everything depended on prayer.” - William Booth

Pharaoh thought of himself as a deity and yet acknowledged that prayer was his only hope. Pharaoh was a godless pagan; therefore, he’s not criticized for turning to prayer as a last resort.

Worship leaders, for the most part, are not godless pagans. However, don’t we find ourselves rushing through the opening prayer at our rehearsals so we can get down to business? How many of us have tried to skip over taking prayer requests because we know listening to them will take up half our rehearsal time?

Yes, there are those who get Wednesday choir practice confused with Wednesday night prayer service and try your patience. How awful would it be to let a choir practice become a prayer service once in a while and reschedule the singing rehearsal for another time?

Lord, give us wisdom regarding prayer and practice. Help us to practice well and pray powerfully.