Written by Stephen V. Doughty, a contemporary pastor, executive presbyter, and writer and Marjorie J. Thompsen, a contemporary minister and author. This is an excerpt from their book “The Way of Discernment.”
We need to open our eyes and ears. In a culture so fixed on the superficial, the negative, the sensational, and the tawdry, we need to be a people who look for the movements of God’s grace and stand ready to follow where those movements lead. The question is so straightforward: “Where have we seen the reign of Christ since we last met?”
Prayer:
Written by John Birch, a contemporary author and editor who has written several books of prayers and studies Celtic prayer.
God of wholeness, God of Grace,
to you we bring our thanks and praise.
To a world that searches
you are a lamp that shines,
to a world that is hungry
you are food that sustains,
to a world that suffers
you are hope of release,
to a world that’s broken
you are one who restores,
to a world full of hate
you are love that forgives,
to a world that denies
you are truth that endures.
To you we bring our thanks and praise,
God of wholeness, God of Grace.
Pathways Press.com 