"Perspective and Prayer for Troubling Times" "The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:16)" "Some God-Shaped Perspective:" "• The One to whom we are praying (Psa 95:1-7)" "• Our own unworthiness (Isa 6:1-5)" "• The founder of our salvation and access (Heb 1:1-4; 2:10-18)" "• The Lord’s invitation to draw near to his throne of grace with confidence (Heb 4:14-16)" "Troublesome Times Are Here:" "• A creation subjected to futility, in bondage to corruption, and groaning (Rom 8:18-39)" "• Violence, oppression, injustice, and terror (Psa 10)" "• Those who are in and may soon be placed in high positions of authority (Psa 33; 1 Pet 2:9-17; 1 Tim 2:1-7)" "• The present suffering of Christians in some parts of the world and the possibility of persecution in our own futur (2 Tim 1:8-2:9)" "• Those who have never responded to the truth (Matt 9:35-38) and those who have wandered from the truth (James 5:19-20)"