Every morning at exactly five o’clock in China, you can hear the members of the underground house church pray together. Of all the underground house church networks in China, this is probably one of the most universal practices that can be found.
Now there is evidence that waking up for 5 a.m. prayer is not only good for your spiritual life, but is good for your health. New research suggests that waking up early is the key to good health and happiness.
The trend is increasingly popular among the rich and famous with Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston, the Kardashians, Michelle Obama, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and Jack Dorsey, just to name a few, all subscribing to the early morning theory. Research suggests that there is an hour of power from early mornings that can propel your body throughout the day.
In China, 5 a.m. prayer is so common that it is one of the most famous songs in the underground house church. The lyrics say, “At five o’clock in the morning, in China, you can hear the sound of people praying. Prayer brings revival and peace. It brings unity and victory. At five o’clock in the morning in China, you can hear the sound of the people praying.”
The song was written by one of the most famous song writers in China named Xiaomin. Xiaomin said the Holy Spirit gave her this song one morning during her 5 a.m. prayer.
For anyone who has traveled with Brother Yun, also known as the Heavenly Man, 5 a.m. prayer is a practice that he doesn’t break, no matter where in the world he is. He is a firm believer that this hour is specially blocked off in his day for God and now there is evidence to suggest this is not only good for his spiritual life, but also good for his health and happiness.
