Please Pray

We are in the midst of a series of Messages called One Prayer. I believe that God is doing amazing things in and through this series...Globally. What I think is incredible is that I believe that when you pray for things, God will give you the opprotunity to respond. Maybe we should also pray, God, make me aware of the opportunities that you give me to respond.

Last week, we heard a message from Pastor Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv called Lord, Make us One. This is a message for "the church" calling all people to play for and in the name of Jesus Christ and not for their denomination, their dogma, or maybe even the name of their specific church. We celebrate as "the church" the sacrificial atoning work of Jesus Christ that bonds us all to One Hope, One Spirit, One Baptism, One Love, One Lord, and One Prayer.

Lord, Make us One is a prayer that gives people the chance to respond to the cries, hurts, and brokenness of this world and to respond by being the hands and feet of Jesus...TOGETHER.

Following Craig's message this week in my own personal life I am finding opportunities in which God can unite people to resurrect and to renew brokenness here. I received an email this week from my parents describing some of the devastation that has taken place in our hometown due to floods. How will the church in Charles City, IA respond? How will the church in the midwest respond? Better yet, how will the church in Texas respond (me and maybe you)? I am praying for my parents and my friends in my hometown: for the there safety and for the floods to cease. More than that, I am praying that people will be united together to repair and restore and that ultimately they may see the love, truth, and grace of Our Father in Heaven.