THIS COMING YEAR, I AM TAKING MY PRAYERS AND WEB SITE IN A NEW DIRECTION.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, OUR CHURCH COUNCIL, OF WHICH I AM A MEMBER, DECIDED THAT WE WOULD PRAY FOR ONE PARTICULAR COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS YEAR.  WE DREW NAMES AND I DREW MY PASTOR, MICHAEL.  

SINCE I DON'T BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE OR LUCK OR FATE, I BELIEVE THE SPIRIT INTERVENED AND GAVE MICHAEL TO ME TO PRAY FOR THIS YEAR.  I DECIDED TO WRITE A PRAYER FOR HIM EACH WEEK THAT WE WOULD BOTH HAVE AND MEDITATE AND PRAY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

I ALSO DECIDED THAT THIS WOULD BE MY PRAYER THAT I WOULD WRITE FOR THIS SITE.  IN THIS WAY, I COULD PRAY FOR AND WITH PASTORS WHEREVER THEY MINISTER.  SERVING FOR  33 YEARS IN THE PARISH AND ON CAMPUS, I KNOW THE JOYS AN FRUSTRATIONS THAT GOES WITH OUR HIGH CALLING.

SO I INVITE YOU TO COME HERE OFTEN AND PRAY AND FEEL PRAYED FOR.  AS ALWAYS, FEEL FREE TO ADAPT AND USE THEM FOR WORSHIP.  I WILL WORK ONE WEEK AHEAD OF THE LECTIONARY AND POST THEM WEEKLY AS I WANT TO PRAY FOR MY PASTOR FRESH AND NEW EACH WEEK.

MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU.

BLESSINGS AND SHALOM,

STEPHEN BROWN