Have spent the past few days with family and friends as I marked the beginning of a new decade, a new score of years of this life that I live. Family came down from the central valley and we had fun eating, playing games, and just celebrating life as my family is wonderfully wont to do. We laughed, we were loud and it was all beautiful noise to which my grandsons contributed joyfully in their own ways. I love my family.
Coming back to the 'real' world after the long weekend, I have repeatedly read of heartbreak and senseless deaths and grief and I'm stunned, I am heartbroken. Found this song tonight and though it's a song for praying for the persecuted church, I think it appropriated for all of us today.
Teach Us to Pray – Urbana 15 from InterVarsity twentyonehundred on Vimeo.
And, in case you don't quite get what I'm saying… listen to this message from David Platt. You may think prayer is the last thing we need in these situations, but I say it is the ultimate thing. It is a drawing closer to God and in the drawing closer to God we are then able to minister to this heartbroken, heart-hurting world. And don't get the order wrong…
"Selfless love for others springs FROM Supreme love for God"
David Platt, Matthew 26:1-16 – Urbana 15 from InterVarsity twentyonehundred on Vimeo.
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