From the Pastor’s Heart…

May 31, 2009

Why do we go through the trouble of updating and printing a prayer sheet each Sunday for our bulletin? I was asked that question several weeks ago.

I answered it by stating that back in 2000 when I had major back surgery; I had the opportunity on several occasions to share my testimony and faith with my surgeon. Joyce settled in as the surgery went forward. Surprisingly, the surgeon came out much before expected and told Joyce that the surgery was complete and that everything had gone wonderfully. In fact, he told Joyce what he shared with me later that day… the fact that he had never gotten the titanium spacers (I had two ‘installed’) in exactly the place where they needed to be on the first try, but this time he did.

Later that day when he related the story to me he said, “You must have a wonderful prayer support.” This from a man who was indifferent to the testimony of faith I had given him to that point.

No one can ever convince me that prayer is not important… so I have a couple of questions for you.

Do you pray regularly? Do you pray selflessly for others as in intercessor? Do you pray for God’s will?

Paul, in Colossians 4, calls us to be people of prayer. He says, “Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God will open a door for our message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.”

Are you an intercessor?

It is a joy to be your pastor.