In an experiment with two draught horses, one of them was able to pull a 4,000 pound load and the other a 4,500 pound load. But when they were harnessed as a team, they were able to pull over 12,000 pounds. Together they could do far more than the sum of their individual abilities. Similarly, a physician once told me that when you combine certain antibiotics, there’s a synergism that more than doubles their individual effectiveness.

Did you know that prayer operates in much the same way? Jesus said that there’s an extra effectiveness and power when we pray together. Apparently there’s a compounding and multiplying effect to our prayers when we pray collectively. We know that private prayer is good, but it appears that praying together is even better!