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 Please pray daily for the work of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). We ask that your prayers include those in all expressions of the Church who are helping the church achieve its vision of becoming a faithful, growing church that is truly serving from "our doorsteps to the ends of the earth."
Pray for General Minister and President Sharon Watkins as she strives to serve the Church as both its spiritual leader and chief executive officer. Please pray your blessings on her work as she seeks to discern God's will for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Requests added on October 17, 2006:
- God of our parents and grandparents, we rejoice in the long relationships that bind us to you. We are grateful on this day for the ministry of First Christian Church of Woodbridge, Texas, which will be closing its doors as a congregation soon. We thank you for the saints who have through the years provided ministry to their community and been involved in Your mission as it extends to the ends of the earth. Be with them during their decision-making processes and provide them with your Spirit to guide them to always give glory to you, the one whose reign has no end. Amen.
- Marvelous Creator, we recognize that we are not alone in the world but have sisters and brothers in many places. You have made us our brother’s keeper. Be with those who have taken this challenge seriously. Especially we pray that during their mission trip to Nicaragua, Duncan and Mary Parish of Woodville, Texas, may be the bearers of good news to the people of that land. Help them in their reaching out to these sisters and brothers in a different land to take the name of Jesus with them that the world might know of your Good News that comes in His name. Amen.
Requests added on August 23, 2006:
- Let us pray for those of our brothers and sisters who are serving in the armed forces of their nation. Pray for their safety and security. Pray for their patience in the midst of hardships. Pray that they might have courage to faithfully deal with the challenges that confront them day by day. Pray that these men and women would refrain from speaking words of hate for those who oppose them and from bitterness toward those who do not agree with their mission.
- Pray for the families of these men and women who await their return and for those who are saddened because their husbands and wives, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers will not return.
Requests added on July 21, 2006:
- Please pray for the many parts of the world that are currently at war:
- Places where armed forces clash instead of leaders seeking to understand each other and negotiate;
- Places where destruction and devastation have caused suffering and starvation;
- Places where people are robbed of the dignity deserved by all people;
- Please pray for the people who are struggling with the injustices that are both instigated and the results of armed conflict:
- For those who suffer because they lack the basic necessities of life;
- For those who die because they cannot receive basic healthcare;
- For those who starve because food supplies are not available;
- For those who do not receive the respect owed all creatures that God has labeled "very good."
- Please pray for God's guidance:
- That wars and rumors of war are set aside for people to make implements that save life more important that the ability to bring death;
- That the voices of peace may be heard over the thunder of clashing armies;
- That where no hope for peace seems to exist, that new relationships might bud and grow to the full flower of a peaceful world.
- Pray for Israel, Lebanon, the Palestinians and all nations that seem to be on the brink of aggression and in search of retaliation.
- Pray for the leaders of the Middle East that they might find new ways of living together that are not dependent upon military muscle and terrorist raids.
- Pray for our partners and the work they are doing in the Middle East Council of Churches.
- Pray for traveling mercies for Rev. David Vargas and Rev. Cally Rogers-Witte, Global Ministries Co-Executives will will depart on Tuesday, July 25 for a long-planned pastoral visit to the Middle East. They will travel to Cairo, Istanbul and Jerusalem with Dr. Peter Makari, area Executive for the Middle East and Europe.
- Pray for those leaders in our church who carry heavy personal burdens. They may be experiencing their own health issues or perhaps the loss of a family member or friend. Pray for God to sustain them during those things which tend to drain people of their ability to function at their best, even when a lot is at stake.
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