Prayer Circle

Some people are curious about our little prayer group. Perhaps you first became aware when you saw us at the end of the second service in a little huddle with our heads together at the front of the sanctuary, sometimes we make a circle in the narthex, and lately we’ve been going to the chapel. It sounds a bit like Goldilocks, trying to find the right spot! It has more to do with being able to hear each other rather than trying to be visible or invisible. We are specifically praying for the congregation, its vision, leadership, direction, growth, discipleship, and more. You may see us on Sunday, but the prayers are daily. We don’t physically meet each day, but I trust the others implicitly are fulfilling their promise without delay. However, I know myself fairly well, and I had to find a way to be accountable or it might slip into a Sunday thing, and since we attend early service, I don’t always stay for the Sunday group prayer, and then pretty soon Sunday would have slipped off the priority list as well, and then I would have to quickly exit to avoid the guilt of seeing those I have let down – which would be everyone! Whew! So, to avoid that spiraling cycle of guilt and broken promises, and to instill a new discipline, that is why this posting has become my response. In no way do I believe that our circle is the only one praying for our congregation!!! I believe many others include the church while praying for their families because it’s as natural as a bee making honey.
I will be taking six days of vacation and because it’s okay to ask for help, so they say, and because I believe we have many who are eager to pray, here’s an invitation to share in keeping a daily written conversation and prayer for our congregation. You can e-mail me, call me, or leave a comment directly below, or I may call you!

My prayer for the congregation?

Dear God, We turn to you for comfort, direction, and thanksgiving but often we find it hard to turn to the person next to us and admit we need help. We try so hard to be self-sufficient, but often we can't do all that we hope to do. Like a circle expands on the surface of a pond, so our widening circle can expand as we meet and join with others. Amen.