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Rather….this is a story which teaches us that in the midst of our weaknesses and vulnerabilities… In the midst of a society which generally regards our faith as meaningless…we find new meaning as we are redefined by the Hand of God…the same God as Nehemiah’s and who is consistent throughout the bible… In working through the weak and vulnerable…and He still does… So…He will still work with us…and we can still work with Him…and be in a better place to do so…not because we are strong…as our call to the communion table says…but because we are weak… Life has new meaning…a new identity…through faith in the God who…Himself…stepped won into vulnerability and weakness…in Jesus Christ…and became strength… In our weakness then…we find strength…in Jesus…and…are His building materials… Finally… Slide - 8 In his book…Prayer: the Cry of the Kingdom…Stanley Grenz…explains how persistence and prayer go hand in glove…remember what Jesus said about persistence…in Matthew 7:7-8…ask…seek…knock… For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened… (Matthew 7:7-8)