How prayer impacted my life

David Robertson tells the story of his close shave with death

The speaker was adamant: ‘I don’t believe in God because I have never seen or heard of anyone who has experienced answered prayer’.

He was an atheist who prided himself in his ‘evidence based’ scientific approach to life. I was next in turn to speak and basically ripped up my prepared speech to begin by simply responding: ‘You have now’. As a Christian for over 35 years and a minister for over 25 you would of course expect me to believe in prayer — or rather to believe in the One who answers prayer. Over my life I have experienced many answers, questions and responses to prayer. I have wrestled, struggled, practised and denied prayer. But of one thing I am certain — I am able to write this today because of answered prayer.