Sharing in God's Grace...by Praying One for Another

Sharing in God’s Grace…by Praying One for Another

Weekly emphases are printed in each week’s bulletin (as space allows).  A month long suggestion for reflection is printed in each months Lamplighter.

April: The Power of the Holy Spirit

Wind Who Makes All Winds Blow

Wind who makes all winds that blow – gusts that bend the saplings low,

Gales that heave the sea in waves, stirrings in the mind’s deep caves-

Aim your breath with steady power on your church, this day, this hour.

Raise, renew the life we’ve lost, Spirit of God of Pentecost.

    Another Thomas Troeger authored-text, “Wind Who Makes All Winds That Blow,” speaks to the renewal of God’s church by way of the Holy spirit’s power as symbolized in wind and flame.

    Meet with a group to pray CBF mission and ministry request this month and use a corporate form of prayer from Korea.  In this style of prayer, every person speaks aloud his or her prayer simultaneously.  This form of prayer reminds us of the many languages spoken on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2).  To start the prayer time, have one person cue the beginning of the cacophony of prayers by first praying, “O God of Wind and Flame, this day we take time to pray for the renewal of your church.  In your mercy, hear now our prayers.”  Following this statement, everyone prays aloud.  As you move through the month of May, lengthen prayers so the sound continues longer.  As the final prayer dies away, the person who began the prayer for the group ends by saying, “Amen.”  Conclude your time together by singing the three verses of this month’s hymn.

    If you cannot meet with a group, pray with the sound of wind chimes in the background, so you are reminded of the power of the “Wind who makes all winds that blow.”  For ideas on how to create the constant sound of wind chimes, go to www.thefellowship.info/pray.