Prophet Antoine, Teaching Me to Pray (Part Two)

Antoine told me he thought of the DRR in the middle of the night one night the week prior. He woke up and prayed for us. I told him, and I meant it, that for all I knew, the DRR may have been in extreme need for prayer for some reason right then. And I’m glad and comforted that Prophet Antoine was there for us and was receptive to whatever calling he was feeling.

As I mentioned in a previous post…Prophet Antoine is just “off” enough to make him quite a character. But he’s not all the way “off”. And in many, many really odd ways, he’s taught me a LOT about prayer and faith.

Here was my lesson on November 28th:

Antoine asked if I’d lift him up in prayer, asking special blessings for his finances and “keeping his house in order”. I did.

And then he prayed. And he immediately and very passionately started praying for the abandoned buildings that you can see from almost any point in the City of St. Louis:

“Father, I look all around and I see these buildings…and I want ‘em, God. We NEED these buildings, Lord. Give ‘em to me, God! WE NEED THESE BUILDINGS! I want ‘em!!!”

To be very honest, I sort of sniggered at first. And then I thought….WHY NOT???

Antoine knows what he needs. He needs a home. He needs a building. He knows that his brothers and sisters that live on the street with him need shelter. And he knows these buildings are empty and vacant. He knows they could be put to a better use.

So, instead of praying like I do…”Dear God, please take care of my homeless friends as you see fit”, Antoine prayed for what he knew he needed: “Lord, I see these buildings – we need them – give them to us!!!”

And I ask WHY NOT?

Is it a bit outlandish? Maybe? But then again…not really.

Prayer is our time in the throne room of God. Enter the throne room boldly. Ask what you need.

Antoine needs shelter. Why not ask for it?

Then he asked me for prayer cloths, anointing oils, and tracts.

I told him that I didn’t know that I would ever have access to those things…but if I ever see them, I’ll get them for him.

And you bet yer bippy I will.

The following week, Prophet Antoine asked my wife for a walkman that he can use to listen to gospel music. That one we can definitely hook him up with.

We prayed together that week, too. He told me when he opened his eyes after, he saw angels. Yeah, he’s a little “off”. But maybe he did see some angels.

Maybe they hang around the park to keep an eye on our homeless brothers and sisters.