The unanswered prayer of Jesus

Crossroads is about to circle the wagons and talk about prayer in a concentrated "40 Days of Prayer" sort of way. I confess I struggle with prayer. I've been doing a lot of thinking and reading on the subject. I want to learn and grow in this area.

In one of my readings this week I came across an article entitled "Jesus' Unanswered Prayers". I'd never considered the fact that Jesus had unanswered prayers (like we do). In fact, Jesus' longest recorded prayer (for unity among his followers--see John 17), remains far from being answered. At last count, over 34,000 distinct denominations/sects exist in the world! I'd say that's a far cry from Jesus' prayer that we would "be one".

I'd really appreciate any questions or comments you have about prayer. What you struggle with. What you hope we cover in the new series. Our last weekend of the series (March 3-4) will be a Q & A on whatever issues have surfaced.