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  Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 8, 2004 (message contributor)

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  Tags:  Prayer Adoration, Prayer Supplication

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Video Illustration: From Videos That Teach - Fields and James

The Movie: Shadowlands

This film depicts the love affair between the author C.S. “Jack’ Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) and an American fan, Joy Gresham (Debra Winger). They grow to love each other after discovering they share many of the same passions and interests. Their happiness is shattered when Joy is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the two of them must learn to make every moment together count.

Clip: 1:35:00

Jack’s Oxford colleagues try to comfort him as he deals with the anguish of knowing that the dearest person in his life is dying of cancer. The discussion turns to the topic of prayer, and jack clarifies his reasons for praying: he is helpless, and prayer doesn’t change God-it changes him.