Prayer requested for congregational forums

[edie19]

ET staff is asking that you join us in this prayer

Please join in prayer for all who are members of CF, whether current or former, active or inactive, staff and nonstaff, that we are given wisdom and love, and show grace and compassion for all. Pray for that we forgive others as Christ forgave us.

Dear Lord, You are great, merciful and faithful. We ask that you bless us and give us wisdom so that our posts reflect Christ in us, and glorifies You. We ask for healing for all who have been hurt emotionally, are discouraged, and that you give us compassion in our dealings with each other. May we show your grace in our communications with others.
I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior.
Amen.


Col 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Please pray with me.

 

[D.W.Washburn]

Amen and amen.

 

[Kenzi]

And another amen.

 

[MattLangley]

No offense intended but I personally defer to:

Matthew 6:5-6

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

 

[FreeinChrist]

That is a good scripture to remember.

There is also benefit in corporate prayer - prayer shared by a group. It builds bonds between members to pray for each other. It gives us strength. One of the ways that God blesses us is knowing that others pray for us. When I lost a young daughter years ago, one of the things that really helped me was the visits by friends who came and prayed for and with me. And so we are wanting to lift up the members present and past in prayer.


Lord, Thank you for your faithfulness and grace. Please bless the current and past members of WWMC and give them wisdom and peace.

 

[MattLangley]

I by no means have any issue with cooperative prayer as well as asking others to pray for you. A lot of what you mention is the bonding of personal interaction with the presence of others, or in direct correspondence for others, not a broadcasting. Though the prayer itself has no reason to be done in a broadcasting sort of way, which is what that verse is clear about. Asking a large group to pray is one thing, asking them and then publicly praying "to be seen by men" seems to have a primary purpose of being seen by others. In fact as Jesus says if you pray in such a way the "Father" will not reward you, though if you do it in private he will would suggest that praying publicly in a manner to be seen may in fact invalidate your prayer altogether, hence defeating the purpose of praying in the first place.

 

[AzA]

Edie -- thanks. I respect this intention.