Monday, October 25, 2010
10/25/2010, #25, 4th Quarter 2010
So the angel who spoke with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal. (Zechariah 1:14)
Holy Father, we ask you to have great zeal for the Episcopal Church which is part of your New Jerusalem.
I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; for I was a little angry, and they helped--but with evil intent." (Zechariah 1:15)
Jesus, protect your church and your people from all those who attack with evil intent. We know that we have sinned -- bring us back to you.
'Therefore thus says the LORD: "I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it," says the LORD of hosts, "and a surveyor's line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem."' (Zechariah 1:16)
Jesus, stretch out you surveyor's line over the Episcopal Church so that all, from the highest bishop to the lowest layman, can see how far we have departed from your word and your ways.
"Again proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "My cities shall again spread out through prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem."'" (Zechariah 1:17)
Holy Comforter, come and help us rebuild your church so that your people may again find comfort.
The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. (Isaiah 58:11)
Father, we want to be that watered garden, let your living water flow out from us abundantly so that others can find refreshment.
Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. (Isaiah 58:12)
LORD, please help us repair the breach and stand in the gap and intercede for your church and your people. Help us faithfully restore your church so that your little ones and all your people may dwell there.
A word received: There is no culture that is free of prejudice or contempt for others. I AM calling my people to recognize such attitudes in themselves and repent.
Monday: 41, 52; * 44; Zechariah 1:7-17; Revelation 11:1-14; Luke 11:14-26
Tuesday: 45; * 47,48; Ezra 5:1-17; Revelation 11:14-19; Luke 11:27-36
Notes from the Front Line
***** Loving the Lord by John Henry Jowett, 1863-1923
Luke 10:21-28
The secret of life is to love the Lord our God, and our neighbours as ourselves. But how are we to love the Lord? We cannot manufacture love. We cannot love to order. We cannot by an act of the will command its appearing. No, not in these ways is love created. Love is not a work, it is a fruit. It grows in suitable soils, and it is our part to prepare the soils. When the conditions are congenial, love appears, just as the crocus and the snowdrop appear in the congenial air of the spring.
What, then, can we do? We can seek the Lord's society. We can think about Him. We can fill our imaginations with the grace of His life and service. We can be much with Him, talking to Him in prayer, singing to Him in praise, telling Him our yearnings and confessing to Him our defeats. And love will be quietly born. For this is how love is born between heart and heart. Two people are "much together," and love is born! And when we are much with the Lord, we are with One who already loves us with an everlasting love. We are with One who yearns for our love and who seeks in every way to win it. "We love Him because He first loved us." And when we truly love God, every other kind of holy love will follow. Given the fountain, the rivers are sure.
***** Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010
From: Jeanne Gizara
As they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened to him talk.
But Martha was upset about all the work she had to do. So she asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself? Tell her to help me."
The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things. There's only one thing you need. Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her." (Luke 10: 38-42)
Jesus Lord, even while you were here on earth there were challenges facing those ministering for you, and we realize the importance of listening for your voice before we get busy doing. Lord, we pray for all of the ministry that is taking place in the Diocese of Peru. We pray for Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge, as well as Bishop Mike Chapman and his wife, and Bishop Godfrey and his wife. And we pray for unity among the laity and the other clergy in the diocese that they may clearly hear your voice and follow you. We pray for everyone's spiritual protection. We pray for your peace that passes all understanding, that misunderstandings be cleared up and that unresolved issues be resolved. Thank you for your work in the hearts and minds of people, already this week. May the team of the Diocese of Peru keep going forward in the unity of the Holy Spirit, doing what You, Jesus, want them to do for the spread of the Gospel. Amen.
Albany Intercessor
Holy Father, we ask you to have great zeal for the Episcopal Church which is part of your New Jerusalem.
I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; for I was a little angry, and they helped--but with evil intent." (Zechariah 1:15)
Jesus, protect your church and your people from all those who attack with evil intent. We know that we have sinned -- bring us back to you.
'Therefore thus says the LORD: "I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it," says the LORD of hosts, "and a surveyor's line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem."' (Zechariah 1:16)
Jesus, stretch out you surveyor's line over the Episcopal Church so that all, from the highest bishop to the lowest layman, can see how far we have departed from your word and your ways.
"Again proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "My cities shall again spread out through prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem."'" (Zechariah 1:17)
Holy Comforter, come and help us rebuild your church so that your people may again find comfort.
The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. (Isaiah 58:11)
Father, we want to be that watered garden, let your living water flow out from us abundantly so that others can find refreshment.
Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. (Isaiah 58:12)
LORD, please help us repair the breach and stand in the gap and intercede for your church and your people. Help us faithfully restore your church so that your little ones and all your people may dwell there.
A word received: There is no culture that is free of prejudice or contempt for others. I AM calling my people to recognize such attitudes in themselves and repent.
Monday: 41, 52; * 44; Zechariah 1:7-17; Revelation 11:1-14; Luke 11:14-26
Tuesday: 45; * 47,48; Ezra 5:1-17; Revelation 11:14-19; Luke 11:27-36
Notes from the Front Line
***** Loving the Lord by John Henry Jowett, 1863-1923
Luke 10:21-28
The secret of life is to love the Lord our God, and our neighbours as ourselves. But how are we to love the Lord? We cannot manufacture love. We cannot love to order. We cannot by an act of the will command its appearing. No, not in these ways is love created. Love is not a work, it is a fruit. It grows in suitable soils, and it is our part to prepare the soils. When the conditions are congenial, love appears, just as the crocus and the snowdrop appear in the congenial air of the spring.
What, then, can we do? We can seek the Lord's society. We can think about Him. We can fill our imaginations with the grace of His life and service. We can be much with Him, talking to Him in prayer, singing to Him in praise, telling Him our yearnings and confessing to Him our defeats. And love will be quietly born. For this is how love is born between heart and heart. Two people are "much together," and love is born! And when we are much with the Lord, we are with One who already loves us with an everlasting love. We are with One who yearns for our love and who seeks in every way to win it. "We love Him because He first loved us." And when we truly love God, every other kind of holy love will follow. Given the fountain, the rivers are sure.
***** Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010
From: Jeanne Gizara
As they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened to him talk.
But Martha was upset about all the work she had to do. So she asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself? Tell her to help me."
The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things. There's only one thing you need. Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her." (Luke 10: 38-42)
Jesus Lord, even while you were here on earth there were challenges facing those ministering for you, and we realize the importance of listening for your voice before we get busy doing. Lord, we pray for all of the ministry that is taking place in the Diocese of Peru. We pray for Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge, as well as Bishop Mike Chapman and his wife, and Bishop Godfrey and his wife. And we pray for unity among the laity and the other clergy in the diocese that they may clearly hear your voice and follow you. We pray for everyone's spiritual protection. We pray for your peace that passes all understanding, that misunderstandings be cleared up and that unresolved issues be resolved. Thank you for your work in the hearts and minds of people, already this week. May the team of the Diocese of Peru keep going forward in the unity of the Holy Spirit, doing what You, Jesus, want them to do for the spread of the Gospel. Amen.
Albany Intercessor
