Prayer

The prayer of Nehemiah is one of the strongest examples of repentance, burden, leadership, and intercession in Scripture. It teaches how to approach God when something is broken and needs restoration. Nehemiah heard that Jerusalem's wall were broken down and the people were in distress. Instead of reacting in flesh, he first went to prayer. He sat down and wept, "I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days..." Sometimes real prayer begins with burden. He felt the pain of