Prayer for Today, Thursday, January 27

God of Grace and God of Glory,

You are with us in the still, quiet moments and You are with us in the noise and haste of our lives, but in the latter times we are often distracted and misguided. Help us to find our place in You. We have but to turn into Your ever-present embrace. We pray this day, O Lord, that You will draw us back into Your quieting Presence. Hold us in Your everlasting arms, that we might experience Your peace. It is in Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.
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Russell Maupin was taken off “life support” yesterday evening and moved to Room 205 at St. Mary’s Hospital. His sons, Chris and Mark, are with him as well as his brother from Colorado and Phyllis Maupin Wright with her husband James. They are making Russell comfortable.

We received word yesterday that Grant Harris is failing rapidly. I talked to his son, Ken, this morning. He said that Grant could succumb any day, or it might be a while. Don Johnson is going to go see Grant in Norman this afternoon.

Please pray for Grant, Russell and their families.

I apologize to the WWNF study group for leaving as the class was beginning. I was at the hospital with Russell for about two hours yesterday evening. We will continue our class discussion next week.

Wendall Welker’s funeral is this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home with burial in Waukomis. Please continue to lift up his family in your prayers.

O. B. Davis had a successful heart procedure on Tuesday in OKC. He and Marjorie are at home where he is to “take it easy” for a few days.

Anita Townley has been moved to Greenbrier Skilled Nursing.

Please pray for all our sick and hospitalized.

In last week’s WWNF study entitled “Beginnings: The Spiritual Life” I shared this quote that is very timely. “God provides the wind, but we must raise the sails.” Augustine

Today’s scripture is Matthew 9:35-38:
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Grace and peace,

John McLemore