My Request for Prayer

I have a simple request….please keep me in your prayers.

Ya see, I was asked to call The Salvation Army on behalf of my ABF ( Adult Bible Fellowship) class at church, as our class wants to get involved on a regular basis with an outreach ministry of some kind.  So, I called the Salvation Army and after talking with the lady there for over 30 minutes she asked me if I would be willing to come and be a part of a time of sharing with the women who are at the Center for Hope.

I felt lead to accept her invitation and guess what I'm speaking on....forgiveness. Come to find out...the Lord has a lot to say on this topic. To me especially, it seems :)

(If you don't want to be messed with in a certain area - don't teach on it. God knows the only way you can effectively, lovingly, and humbly speak something - is if He has spoken it to you - and you have been in need of it.)

And let's just say - He has been doing a lot of speaking.  A LOT!!!

So kind friends, as I prepare for this opportunity - would you go to the throne with me in prayer? Oh - I do need for it to be lifted up. Forgiveness is a deep, unworldly, anti-cultural thing. It's a serious thing. A God thing. And so prayers lifted up on behalf of all the ladies attending - is much needed. And prayers are never wasted on this lady, either.  Heaven knows that I need all the prayer support I can get.  But then we all do, don’t we?

I have been writing my notes for several days now, and will most likely post them here, in case anyone happens to read them, and can offer suggestions for making what I want to say better.

Love and grace and laughter and joy and peace and contentment and faith and warm hugs to you all.

"The call to follow Christ always means a call to share the work of forgiving men their sins. Forgiveness is the Christ-like suffering which it is the Christian's duty to bear." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Oh, Lord, we all need your help with this!!!