A reflection on prayer:
"Somehow Jesus wanted his followers to live with the tension of believing that the kingdom was indeed arriving in and through his own work, and that this kingdom would come, would fully arrive, not all in a bang but through a process like the slow growth of a plant or the steady leavening of a loaf... We who live after Calvary and Easter know that God did indeed act suddenly and dramatically at that moment. When today we long for God to act, to put the world to rights, we must remind ourselves that he has already done so [through Jesus' death and resurrection], and that what we are now awaiting is the full outworking of those events. We wait with patience, not like people in a dark room wondering if anyone will ever come with a lighted candle, but like people in early morning who know that the sun has arisen and are now waiting for the full brightness of midday." ~N.T. Wright, Matthew for Everyone, p. 170
This week's requests:
-Pray for the healing touch of Jesus Christ to spread in Memphis.
- Pray that in our homes as well as in our church we would be habitually confessing sin and repenting of it. Pray that we would habitually believe the gospel of God's grace in Christ on our behalf and on behalf of others. That we would be a community rich in forgiveness and restoration.
- Pray for us to be a church that is alert to the needs of the members of our body. Pray for God to help us to care for one another in practical ways. Help us to serve each other especially in times of need.
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