Hey, Grace’rs,
I’d like to invite you to join me in making this a week of prayer for our country as we wrestle to come to terms with racism…and to use this time to let the Spirit of God search our own hearts.
If you haven’t yet worshipped with your Grace family you can do so either on
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I encourage you to leave comments on either site as you worship with us. We do read them and follow up when necessary. And please share the service with your online friends.
If you are new to FAITH5, here’s how it works.
Set aside 5-10 minutes at the end of the day and do the following by yourself, with those in your household, or even with family/friends online:
Share
…1 high and 1 low from the day.
Read
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Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”
When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”
And Moses said, “Here I am.”
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out …”
(Exodus 3:1-7a)
Talk
…What “cries” are you hearing these days? What “cries” are you crying? How do we as followers of Jesus respond to the “cries” of others who have faced injustice and racism? What “catches” might there be in our hearts that keep us from looking deep into our own views on race and justice? If you have kids…how are you talking to them about what they are seeing on TV?
Pray
…for each other. For our world. For our church. For our family and friends.
Bless
…each other by making the sign of the cross on each other’s foreheads and say: The LORD Bless You and Keep You.
(FAITH6—Sleep well!)
