WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 9th – Fr. Thomas.
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 9th – Fr. Thomas.
After a great deal of difficulty and frustration, a young couple finally conceived their first child, in fact, she was expecting triplets! After their friends heard the exciting news, flowers and note cards started arriving at their home. After the Sunday service at their church, the pastor said, “I’ll be praying for you in the coming months.” The husband’s response caught their pastor a little off guard. “Good,” the father said, “And we’re going to hold all of those who have prayed for us responsible.”
Although the husband’s response was meant to be in jest, it reflects an important understanding about prayer. Prayer is not about wrestling favors and gifts from an unwilling God; prayer is about trying to understand and accept God’s will for us. True prayer is seeking God’s will in all things; to give thanks for what God has given us by sharing those gifts with one another; to treasure love and forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation above all else. Thomas More, the English saint and martyr captured the essence of prayer when he wrote, “Give us the grace, O Lord, to work for what we pray for.” So, what are we willing to work and pray for? Pray like it’s all up to God, then work like it’s all up to us. Because prayer is not a spare wheel we take out only when needed; prayer is the steering wheel that directs us in the right path.
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Please Pray – For the sick: Ashlyn, Donna, Dottie, Jim, Kim, Rita.
For birthday celebrations: Roger Dwyer, Everald Thomas.
For wedding anniversaries: Sara & Jack Webber, Claudette and Cecil Wray.
For our expectant mother: Mayoli.
For the departed: Ray Hunt
