Prayer for Today, Saturday, January 29

Lord of Life,

Sometimes it seems as though our prayers soar with the eagles. At other times it seems as though they drop into the dust. Forgive our doubt, O Lord, and help us to know You hear our prayers. There are times when we believe there is a formula for prayer and we feel our prayers are inadequate. Help us to know that our heartfelt prayers are the best way to pray, whatever form they take. There are times, O God, when words seem so inadequate. May we understand that there is communication with You even in silence. We give You thanks and praise in Jesus name, AMEN.
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Ila Crain and Chester Ross have been dismissed from St. Mary’s Hospital. Joan Petersen is still struggling. Thelma Harper is to be dismissed next Tuesday. Lynn Unruh had a good week and was feeling pretty good yesterday. Please pray for all these members.

Russell Maupin’s funeral will be Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. We will provide a meal at 11:30 a.m. and then the family will drive to Morrison for the interment. Please pray for Russell’s family.

Gene and Jeanette Heitfeld are on the Publicity Committee and have recently given the church website a makeover. Check it out at www.centraleniod.org THANKS GENE AND JEANETTE.

Room 109 is completed. Check it out. THANKS TO THOM BUSHAMN AND HIS CREW.

The scripture for today is Matthew 10:16-25:
‘See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!

Grace and peace,

John McLemore