Journalism: What\u2019s prayer got to do with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is the popular song about prayer being the key, the master key to resolving any issue, but how many of us pray when we need to write a story, get an important source or conduct an interview?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I never thought much about praying concerning journalism issues like the ones mentioned above until I read the story of Late John McCandlish Phillips, a former staff of The New York Times in a testimony he shared titled Faith in the Daily News Chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, the secret of his being able to obtain richer, or more penetrating, or more factually complete information than his colleagues was that \u201cI prayed silently on the way to nearly all assignments, asking the Lord to help me, to guide me, to get me below the surface, to give me all the content I needed for a first-rate report\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What the Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, is that we should pray without ceasing, including committing every stage of our work to God who answers prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Philippians 4:6 says, \u201cDo not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As simple or difficult as some journalism tasks may seem after practising it for years, when we trust in our own understanding and professional knowledge alone, we run a risk of making wrong decisions or not getting what we can get easily if we seek divine guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n