Prayer for Today, Friday, August 15

O Lord Our God,

It disturbs us when we are disappointed in others and when they disappoint us. Our actions, intentional and otherwise, affect others and certainly their actions affect us, yet You have created us as social beings. We need one another, in fact it is said that You, O Lord, are experienced in the depth of human relationships. Forgive our pettiness. May we constantly be guided by the scriptural mandate to “love one another”, to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. May we also be reminded of Jesus’ mandate to be more concerned about the “log in our own eye”, than by the “speck in our neighbor’s eye”. Relationships are difficult at times, yet they sustain us. Forgive us, we pray, when we are not kind and accepting. May we celebrate and give thanks for others. In Jesus’ name we pray. AMEN.

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A great amount of enthusiasm for local outreach was generated by  Mission Enid. As a result we are going to have a Mission Sunday on every 5^th Sunday where volunteers can work on projects in the community or “sit down” projects in the church. Our first Mission Sunday will be August 31^st. Look to the Church Visitor  or the Sunday bulletin for more details. There will be sign-up sheets in the loggia this Sunday.  

 

Please pray for Jeffery Blakely, George and Mary Oller’s grandson. He is in ICU at Bass following an ATV accident.

 

Teena Cornett will have surgery on her neck this Monday at Bass Hospital. Please lift her up in prayer.

 

Chuck Pritchett received good news following his medical tests.

 

Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins mother, Billie Lee Caton Watkins has passed away. Sharon is the General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. She and her family were also residents of Enid and active members at University Place Christian Church in Enid. Services for Sharon Watkins’ mother, will be held: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 1:00 PM PDT at First Christian Church 1314 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR and Sunday, August 24, 2014, 3:00 PM EDT Central Christian Church 701 N. Delaware Indianapolis, IN. A reception will follow each service. Memorial gifts may be made to: First Christian Church 1314 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97201 or Global Ministries Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) PO Box 1986 Indianapolis, IN 46206

Funeral services for Rev. Kirk Jones, pastor of First Christian Church, Ada, will be held at 1 pm, Saturday, August 16 at the church.  A viewing will be from 7 – 9 pm at Wadley Funeral Home in Purcell.  Rev. Jones was killed in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, August 13^th.  Messages of concern may be sent to his wife, Jennifer, in care of the church: 101 E. 13^th, Ada, OK 74820.

Check out the church’s website at www.centralenid.org . Gene Heitfeld has added the sermon that included the Men’s Quartet. Thanks Gene.

 

After the appointment with my oncologist it was determined the best course of action was to begin radiation. I should hear today when those are to begin. Once again, this is something I did two years ago on my hip and I tolerated it well. This time it will be on the neck and back. Your prayers are always appreciated.

 

The Men’s Quartet is singing on the 8:00 A.M. chapel and 10:15 A.M. sanctuary service this Sunday.

 

Grace and peace,

 

John McLemore