St. Paul’s Cycle of Prayer – Saturday – for the Green Team and for all Creation, for our ministries to Seniors, and for all on our Parish prayer list.
We ask your prayers especially for the Rector Search committee as they conduct interviews with applicants this weekend
(click Prayer Instructions for help with the Daily Offices)
From the 11th chapter of Acts reading for today, verse 17, Peter says: If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?”18 When they heard this, they were silenced.
When they heard this, they were silenced. Here is the “Rock”, the man upon which the church would be built, according to Jesus. From a simple fisherman to the leader of the 12 disciples, to a denier of Jesus, to the one Jesus told to “feed my sheep” after the resurrection, Peter speaks with a unique perspective and God given authority. In these words he reminds all the people of God to not be gate-keepers. My prayer for Christians everywhere is that we spend no more energy deciding who is in and who is out, and instead pray for the Holy Spirit to guide us and to speak through us to all we encounter. Then let God do the rest. It is past time for the Christian message to be portrayed as loving, grace filled, and welcoming to all. Y’all come. Who are we to hinder God?
Your daily prayers and messages are so meaningful and helpful. I really appreciate reading them. Today’s message should be tomorrow’s headline in every newspaper everywhere.
Thank you
Nancy Conley