Hello Church!
We pray for you.  I hope you know that.  Often I will pray through the membership directory, pausing at names and people where I know folks have certain concerns or joys.  I keep a list of people who have directly asked me to pray for them. At our staff meeting we pray for you.   Becky Erbe has organized a weekly list so that over the course of this calendar year we will pray for every member.  Many of you have already received our cards letting you know we prayed.  We would love to pray for you specifically, so please let us know how we can pray for and with you.
I covet your prayers.  In order to live and thrive, our church needs the power of the Holy Spirit.  We need God’s direct intervention for guidance.  We need the strength and grace, energy and peace that only God can provide.  I know you already do pray for the church, but will you this week pray some more?  Will you set aside time to be still and see what God brings to your mind and heart regarding the church?  Will you ask for specific direction for our ministry teams and our leaders?
It is only by God’s grace and with the power of the Holy Spirit that we can be and do church together with and for our city and world.  Let us pray over our vision statement, Energizing downtown Rockford and beyond with God’s grace, and see what happens.  God is good.
Peace,
Rebecca