Prayer for Today, Friday, July 22

Amazing Grace,

We often feel lost and isolated from You, usually as a result of decisions we have made. We feel guilty, yet many times we continue the same behavior. Forgive us we pray. Come to us in our weakness and heal our broken souls, O God. We realize our relationship with You depends on us. You are always ready to receive us into Your embrace with love and forgiveness. May we turn to You this day. In Jesus name we pray, AMEN.

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Jackie Batchelder had kneecap repair surgery yesterday. She will have a 90 day recovery period. Please pray for Jackie.

Shera Shirley’s funeral is tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The funeral team is preparing a meal for 70 people. The cancer “Transitions” group and the Emmaus team are also meeting at the church. It will be a full day.

Carolyn’s sister, Kathi Miller, has recently been diagnosed with asbestosis. Please pray for Kathi.

The Young Adults had their second Bible Study yesterday evening using material entitled “The Gospel According to Pixar”.

The Elders meet this Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at the home of David and Sue Dell, 217 Deer Run.

The scripture for today is Romans 8:31-39:

What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.”No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Grace and peace,

John McLemore