Lord, Hear Our Prayers! (The Week of July 6, 2020)

"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3)

 

“All Things Bright and Beautiful”

Hi Family!!! 

 

I feel like it is now true summer, a season of growing, because we are having rain storms and scorching and humid heat but everything grows all around us, corns and beans in the field and tomatoes in the garden. Now, wheat are coloring the filed in gold. They are amazing because they are using every resources around them as their growing and maturing tools - winds, rains, heat and sunshine.

What is our wind now? What is our rain now? What is our heat now? And what is our sunshine now in our life? I mean, our challenges in our life? Definitely, we are using all those as our tools to grow spiritually in God with sanctifying grace!

So now we will continue to journey with Christ Jesus taking steps each day this week. So here they are!

1. Take a little moment of meditation on Matthew 11:28a, “Come to me” each day this week.

2. Memorize Matthew 11:28-30 today. 

3. Sing with Psalm 45 each day this week. 

4. Pray for Christ’s heart this week.

5. Talk with two people about God’s love this week.

6. Seek the way to break down my prejudice this week. 

Now, for a little update on our in-person worship at Markesan Sanctuary, due to the temperature in the building and the health concerns of many people who are not able to wear mask during worship, we will limit our singing hymns and responsive readings and shorten our service little more.

Still, wearing mask is strongly recommended when you come into the building and also keeping social distancing in the building at least 6 feet away from each other is very crucial practice for protect others.

Please also remember that if you are not comfortable to come to the in-person worship or wearing masks during worship hour, you can continue to worship online.

This is quite challenging time for everyone. However, this is also a good time to test our faith in God to see where we are in our journey to the Kingdom of God eternal. We will truly grow in faith bearing much fruit of the Holy Spirit. And the day will come, the day when we can freely worship in singing and praying in full fellowship with God and each other counting many blessings from God.

Now we have our prayer list updated for this week. Let us continue to call upon the name of the Lord as we take next steps together as one body!

Be clean and keep your safe distance from every unseen enemy around us!!

Grace and Peace,

pk