Tough times call for prayer

By Matt Reese

It has been a tough year for many. And times such as these, I believe, can be best navigated with prayer.

On a recent Ohio Ag Net podcast, I had the great joy of talking with Pastor Chris Reed from The Tree Church in Lancaster — where my family attends — about the role, benefits and power of prayer in the lives of Ohio’s farmers and agriculturalists. A summary of that conversation served as the basis for the story featured here.

In addition to that interview, the podcast featured a series of beautiful farm-focused prayers from clergy from around Ohio: Pastor Gregg Fox, New Hope Church, Rawson; Pastor Dave Dooley, Napoleon Church of the Nazarene, Napoleon; an anonomous Catholic priest and pastor of a rural parish in southern Ohio; Pastor Kimberly Reese, College First Church of God, Findlay; and Pastor Wayne Downing, Goshen Friends Church, Zanesfield.… Continue reading