Welcome to a Gathering of EChurch@Wartburg
Cristo Redentor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photo by Imbi Medri-Kinnon – Wife of Bill Kinnon (a loyal TWW supporter)
Here is our Order of Worship
Praying for God's protection at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August 5-21)
A Prayer of Relinquishment by Richard Foster link
Today, O Lord, I yield myself to You.
May Your will be my delight today.
May You have perfect sway in me.
May your love be the pattern of my living.
I surrender to You my hopes, my dreams, my ambitions.
Do with them what You will, when You will, as You will.
I place into Your loving care my family, my friends, my future.
Care for them with a care that I can never give.
I release into Your hands my need to control, my craving for status, my fear of obscurity.
Eradicate the evil, purify the good, and establish Your Kingdom on earth.
For Jesus’ sake,
Amen.
A Prayer of Church Father Irenaeus (died 202 C.E.) asking for growth in grace link
“Give growing maturity to beginners, O Father;
give intelligence to the little ones;
give aid to those who are running their course.
Give sorrow to the negligent;
give fervor of spirit to the lukewarm.
Give to the mature a good end;
for the sake of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
Scripture Reading: Luke 12:1-7 (NASB Bible Gateway)
Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops.
“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him! Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
A Prayer by Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) link
Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbour
where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict.
Show me the course I should take.
Renew in me the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go.
And give me the strength and the courage to choose the right course,
even when the sea is rough and the waves are high,
knowing that through enduring hardship and danger
in your name we shall find comfort and peace.
Amen
Prayer of Benedict link
O gracious and holy Father,
give us wisdom to perceive you,
diligence to seek you,
patience to wait for you,
eyes to behold you,
a heart to meditate upon you,
and a life to proclaim you;
through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen
Hi Folks,
Would you please pray for Tim Fall’s 92 year old father and their family.
Tim posts here and has his own blog.
Tim’s father took a fell in his kitchen, had head injury, had surgery at the hospital and is in the Intensive Care Unit.
https://timfall.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/head-and-heart-and-being-92/
Many thanks.
@ Velour:
Thank you, Velour, for keeping people here aware of our family’s situation. I will post an update tomorrow on the blog. Please keep praying.
Tim
Tim wrote:
Welcome, Tim.
@ Tim:
Keeping your father in my prayers. Please post your update here so we will know where to look for it.
@ Velour:
You are so kind to ask for prayer for Tim's father.
Deb wrote:
Thank you, Deb.
I always try to stay on top of our group’s prayer needs and other needs.
It’s my little ministry.
For those who may be reading here, we are also praying for Max who is having oral surgery tomorrow. Here is what he posted earlier today.
Please keep Dee and her family in your prayers as they cope with the loss of her mother-in-law.
Also some other prayer requests from the Open Discussion board:
*Harley (in Texas). Severe pain. Upcoming foot surgery. Also for her son & his job.
*Persephone (in Oregon). Respite care for her as one of her daughter’s has Lupus and she is the caregiver and her daughter has a restricted life from illness. For her as a mother coping with divorce and a lack of support in the Christian community. For provision – financial and emotional. For her other children who also have some challenges. Give this little family help and peace. And joy. And laughter.
*Marquis and Billy (in Texas). Pray for this mother and son. They were terribly abused
at their church after the son was a crime victim by a church member. Pray for financial provision and other provisions for them, food, gas, etc. She is behind on bills. The GoFundMe page is still open on the Open Discussion thread.
*Jeannette Altes (in Colorado). Pray for work (she’s out of it), tumor (being treated),
and finances. She has bills coming due. She has a need for food and gas. Her GoFundMe
is also on the Open Discussion page.
*NMGirl. Work. House. Money. Pets. Peace. She is facing multiple trials.
*Christiane. On the mend/medical.
*Ishy. Moving/living in trailer as house isn’t ready. A new job.
*Prayers that I might have missed.
Love you all.
Deb wrote:
Praying.
Velour wrote:
Christiane loves you back, and I am mended enough now to pray faithfully for the good of the others. Thank you for the support when I was recovering. God Bless!
Christiane wrote:
Love you back, sweet lady. It’s a blessing to know you.
Thanks for all you do have a blessed week. God grant all peace.