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Happy
Wednesday!
I am ready for a
break. Reading Week (mid-term break)
begins Monday. I am looking very forward
to Reading Week. Translated…that means no classes. Did I say I am ready for a
break?!!!
Prayer: “thank You Lord, for the leaders who equip me
to serve You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles,
some prophets, some evangelists and some pastors and teachers, for the
equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body
of Christ.”
Ephesians 4:11,12
These are words I
hope someday to have spoken at an ordination service. As I look back I remember the church leaders
who helped to shape my faith, my theology from being a Methodist, to Lutheran and
now to Disciple. Each of the leaders;
pastors, teachers and elders have allowed me to observe, question and practice
leadership in various ways. They have
given me tools in which to serve Christ and witness to others.
Each of these
leaders have all been gifted and led or called to help me discover, develop and
use the gifts I have been given in Christ’s service.
God called me into the ministry of pastoral
care. I do not know where this ministry
will take me, whether it is in a church setting or facility, but I know that
God does not increase by addition. God
increases by multiplication. God calls
leaders to equip every believer to serve Christ and witness to a world that is
lost. When every member of the body of
Christ participates in a ministry then the body of Christ is edified and lifted
up. When we accept this calling to
ministry and submit to the teachings of our church leaders God will use us to
accomplish the Divine will offered to each of us.
Take joy in the
journey. Wear comfortable shoes and get
some sleep. Count your blessings and say
your prayers. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene,
Geni and Travis.
I am not moved by what
I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am only moved by what I believe and I
believe God.
Prayer: This weekend Bruce will go to the prison and
I will be on a church retreat and attend a regional conference. Please pray that God will use each of us to
minister to those we encounter and that those we encounter will recognize the
Divine in each of us. Pray for your
ministers. Peace, gc
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