|
Friends United
Meeting |
 |
Weekly Devotional and Prayer requests from FUM
February 10-16, 2012
A Prayer:
God you are the thousand shades of green in trees, the cool emerald moss—living, breathing things all around me. God you are.
You’re the vibrant scarlet clouds at sunset, the crisp red of a maple leaf in fall, a pair of joyous cardinals against the snow. God you are.
You’re the deep cobalt of a lake and the crystal azure of the sky and the faded blue of my favorite shirt. God you are.
You're dusk-dark just when shapes begin to blur, and night’s darkest corner where there’s no hint of morning though it’s only moments away. And God you are those tendrils of light bringing a new day, the brilliant scorching light of a summer’s noon and the soft muted light of a lingering evening after a long, hard day. God you are.
God you are a pallet of color, rich open possibilities there waiting for me, waiting for my brush, waiting for my awe.
And I, I am a poor painter searching for a canvas.
—cdw
- Praises for the loving spirit present among General Board members this week in Richmond, Indiana. Continue to pray for God’s guidance Friday and Saturday as they discuss finances and receive reports from committees and staff members. Please also pray for their safe returns home to their families on Saturday and Sunday.
- Pray for the family of Mary Burnett, age 58, who passed away in Colorado this week.
- Praises that David Morita is finished with his surgeries for pancreatitis, his kidneys are functioning well, and he is up and walking. Continue to pray for his recovery as he is still being fed by a tube into his small intestine.
- Remember Fred, Denise, Francis, and many other Friends who are undergoing treatment for various forms of cancer.
- Praises that Ann Kendall’s mom is home from the hospital after several days of being treated for pneumonia.
- We specifically lift up those with gifts of pastoral ministry this week, that God would use them to bring a powerful Word to us on First-day morning.