A reflection:
"One of the great Christian leaders of the twentieth century, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, used to spend several hours in prayer very early in the morning. Nor was prayer then forgotten for the rest of the day. A friend of mine who traveled around with him described how, wherever they went, whatever new thing they were doing, Desmond would pause and pray. The Western church has perhaps allowed itself to be lulled into thinking that prayer and action are at opposite ends of the scale of Christian activity. On the contrary. Those who want their actions to be effective for God's kingdom -- as Desmond Tutu's undoubtedly were -- should redouble their time and effort in prayer. Prayer brings together love and power: the relation of love that grows up between God and the person who prays, and the flowing of power from God to, and especially through, that person." ~ N. T. Wright (on Ephesians 3:14-21)
This week's requests:
- Pray for our Christmas party this Friday night. Pray that it would help us and our neighbors see the festival joy that is found in Jesus Christ.
- Pray for Redeemer to be a place where people don't "fall through the cracks". Pray that God would use you in helping plug people into Redeemer.
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