When Women PraySample

Our Foundation for Life

Both today and throughout history, prayer has been a vital foundation for human culture and society.

The forms for that foundation were set when God first walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the garden. From the beginning, humanity was hardwired to live in communication with our Creator. Then, the concrete for that foundation was poured over the course of centuries as God called out a people through which He revealed Himself to the world.

God solidified the place of prayer as a foundation for our lives through the living example of Jesus Christ, who is God in the flesh. Our Lord made it a daily custom to go out “very early in the morning, while it was still dark,” to pray (Mark 1:35). Later, Jesus taught the world how to pray when He said, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name” (Matt. 6:9). And on the night before the cross—the most important moment in human history—the Son bowed before the Father and prayed with such intensity that His sweat was like drops of blood. “Not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42).

Throughout history, prayer has been a vital foundation for all who choose to follow God. Indeed, without establishing a direct connection to God through prayer, we cannot follow Him. We will have no idea where He is leading us.

Throughout time, women have been especially powerful in taking up the mantle of prayer. The prayers of women have established the spiritual sanctuary of our families. The prayers and petitions of women have regularly stemmed the tide of evil in spiritual battle. And, though the majority of leadership positions in our churches are filled by men, it is mostly women who fill our sanctuaries with prayers and shouts of praise that reach the very throne of God.