Mail Bag - 3: A New Wind Blowing?
The mail I have been getting recently gives me hope that there may be a new wind blowing through our denomination. No longer do the communications stake out the positions of any particular group; rather they are saying that no, not their organization's will be done -- but God's will be done.
The session of the First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, MO writes: "Along with our greeting comes a message that is without a political agenda...We want you to know that we will be praying daily...We pray that the Spirit of the Loving God will fall afresh upon you every day throughout the Assembly and that the Spirit will guide you in leading our church to a new day."
The board directors of the Covenant Network sent me a copy of their May 9 statement, "A Time of Hope in the Church." It reads in part: "...the Covenant Network's Board of Directors believes that the church stands at a remarkable moment of hope that will not come again soon. ..We trust that God will do more, through Christ Jesus, than we have yet asked or even imagine possible."
Then a friend passed a column published May 8 in The Layman, an online publication of the Presbyterian Lay Committee. Peggy Hedden, chair of the board of directors, writes in her column, "Praying for the Right Thing": "The decisions made (during the General Assembly) will speak volumes about who we think God is and what kind of living mirrors his character...They show us that we do not have to worry about correctly advising God to pass this overture or defeat that recommendation in the business of the assembly. Rather, we can with full confidence earnestly implore God to bring glory to himself and advance the coming of his Kingdom. We can leave to him how to bring that about. We can with full confidence know that whatever happens – whether “disaster” or “victory” from our immediate perspective – God is in charge and is working his will in his way and in his time."
As we try and discern God's will, I can only say AMEN! to all these letters.
The session of the First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, MO writes: "Along with our greeting comes a message that is without a political agenda...We want you to know that we will be praying daily...We pray that the Spirit of the Loving God will fall afresh upon you every day throughout the Assembly and that the Spirit will guide you in leading our church to a new day."
The board directors of the Covenant Network sent me a copy of their May 9 statement, "A Time of Hope in the Church." It reads in part: "...the Covenant Network's Board of Directors believes that the church stands at a remarkable moment of hope that will not come again soon. ..We trust that God will do more, through Christ Jesus, than we have yet asked or even imagine possible."
Then a friend passed a column published May 8 in The Layman, an online publication of the Presbyterian Lay Committee. Peggy Hedden, chair of the board of directors, writes in her column, "Praying for the Right Thing": "The decisions made (during the General Assembly) will speak volumes about who we think God is and what kind of living mirrors his character...They show us that we do not have to worry about correctly advising God to pass this overture or defeat that recommendation in the business of the assembly. Rather, we can with full confidence earnestly implore God to bring glory to himself and advance the coming of his Kingdom. We can leave to him how to bring that about. We can with full confidence know that whatever happens – whether “disaster” or “victory” from our immediate perspective – God is in charge and is working his will in his way and in his time."
As we try and discern God's will, I can only say AMEN! to all these letters.
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