About prayer

Jesus describes few characteristics of prayer life for Christians:
1. We ought to pray without ceasing; be like the widow who literally "bugged" the judge.
2. God hears the humble prayers, not the self-righteous ones.

Do I give up easily when I pray? Do we give up easily when we pray as a church? I know that finding a pastor seem like an impossible task for our EM, but we ought to continue to pray to God, as one body, as one church. Have we given up praying to God? Do we pray to God as one body? As one community?
I honestly ask, how much have we prayed as one congregation, about the pastoral search? Are we simply complaining to God how He has not provided for us, yet, how much have I prayed to God?

And when we pray, do I judge others, and thankful that I am not like others, perhaps? I ought to once again check myself, and humble myself in my prayer...

I believe the time is now; it is the time to pray, not only for EM, but also for the future of RY ministry, in the coming year...