Prayer: Making Space for God (22/2/2026)

Sarah shares with us about the transformative power of making room for God in our prayer lives. She challenges us to move beyond religious activity and into genuine relationship with Jesus, emphasising that prayer is less about saying things and more about letting the Holy Spirit reveal Jesus to us. Drawing from John 19:5-7, Sarah contrasts Pilate's invitation to "behold the man" with the religious leaders' response of "we have a law," illustrating how we often choose religious routine over intimate encounter with Christ.

Sarah shares her own journey of learning to sit with Jesus in imaginative prayer, describing how Holy Spirit has taught her to know Him as a real person—funny, kind, and deeply relational. Sarah reminds us that we are called to be reconciled (friends again after being apart) with God, and that knowing Him intimately is the entire point of being a Christian, not just getting to heaven.

Using 2 Timothy 2:4, she calls us to separate ourselves from distractions—even religious ones—that keep us from fully beholding Jesus. She concludes with a beautiful reading from Song of Songs 5:10-16, painting a picture of Jesus as He truly is: approachable yet majestic, powerful yet gentle, perfect in every way. The message is clear: there is always more of Him available to us, and He keeps extending the invitation to come closer until we take Him seriously.