Graham’s death should put an urgency in the hearts of intercessors far and wide to pick up the slack, stand in the gap, make up the hedge—and pray for our nation.

Billy Graham, America’s pastor, graduated to heaven—and only God really knows how many people he took with him. What many may not immediately consider is Graham was as much an intercessor—especially in the later years of his life—as he was an evangelist.

I was having breakfast in North Florida when I got the news of Graham’s death. Immediately, I was hit with the spiritual implications of his graduating to glory. Immediately I understood that his powerful prayers—that his intercession for our nation and even world leaders—would be missed.