The vision for the prayer wall is a pretty simple vision to create a vehicle to unite and inspire prayer in and for Birmingham.
The vision of the prayer wall is to facilitate a connection of prayer across the city, connecting pray’ers with each other and with the local community. The hope is that this connection will inspire an increase in prayer for the city, engaging those for whom prayer is a lost art and inspiring them with the privilege and power of prayer. The fulfilment of such a vision is the drawing close of God that prayer and unity facilitates and which results in life and blessing for all.
This vision has been inspired both by a knowledge of Gods value of people, and by daily rubbing shoulders with Brummies who live with no sense of their value. This gap between Gods heart and peoples experience has been the impetus for the prayer wall vision. Prayer is a gap filling pursuit linking the provision of God with the needs of people. Prayer is about a confidence in a power for good that can achieve more than our best intentions, efforts and achievements. Prayer is a divine commission to invest in the release of the heart and power of God for the benefit of humankind. Prayer was exhibited in the life of Jesus, and is part of His call to follow Him in re-presenting the love of God to a world of people whom he dearly loves.
The Prayer Wall vision is linked to faith in a loving God
who is powerful to redeem and restore fullness of life for all people. The prayer wall vision is linked to a conviction
about the necessity of prayer for releasing the Peace and Power of God. The prayer wall vision is linked to an
understanding of the value of united prayer, encouraging us that we are not
alone therefore inspiring our endurance and maturing in prayer.