Prayer

I was given a special gift today, a wristband made by one of our children.  The wristband was created to serve as a reminder of the young man's grandfather who is battling cancer.  I appreciated the ingenuity and love that motivated this reminder to think about and pray for his grandfather.  I have looked at it several times today and paused each time to think and pray.  It is good to remember and pray.

 

Danish philosopher and theologian, Soren Kierkegaard, writes, "Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays."  We often think of prayer as petition for others, but it's more than that.  Prayer should call us to remembrance when we recall the needs of others, and to action.  To be a willing agent of God's grace and healing is to put feet to your prayers..  The wristband on my right arm, like the needs of hurting people around me, shouldn't be ignored.  Prayer and action do bring change.

 

Consult the Westwood Express for a full list of prayer concerns.  Remember...pray...act and you will be used to make a difference.

 

August Sundays at Westwood continue this week at 9:30.  The Williams family will provide special music as well as Ginger Beecher and her group, Taste of Bluegrass.  We will be saying farewell to Clay and Cindy Nettles as they relocate as well as observe a special called church conference to hear a report from the Nominating Committee.  I will be preaching on the subject, "The Gift of Work: A Glorious Opportunity," based on I Corinthians 10:23-33. 

 

I look forward to seeing you.

 

Jim Abernathy