After God’s people were exiled from the Promised Land to Canaan, God raised up Nehemiah as a great leader to re-establish them in their land. Nehemiah’s great leadership began in prayer. We may not feel like leaders, but all of us can be used by God wherever we are. The key to God’s work in and through us is dedicating ourselves to Him in prayer. Nehemiah’s prayers teach us the importance of combining prayer with action in response to the world’s brokenness.