We gathered in the school’s cafetorium. Pastors and members
from seven area churches, Baptist, Wesleyan, Pentecostal, United, gathered for
the third year in a row during Teacher Appreciation Week. Mid-week gatherings
were cancelled. The crowd was mostly older, but filled with a sense of purpose.
That purpose: to pray. Pray for the teachers, and staff at the local school.
Pray for the students that use this building day after day. To pray for
protection…for wisdom…for discernment…for guidance.
We opened by singing “Holy Spirit, you are welcome here.”
And as the words of that song echoed in that space, the Holy Spirit was welcomed.
As we prayed out loud our thanksgivings and praises, the Holy Spirit was there.
As we gathered in small groups to pray for the staff, I sensed the overwhelming
privilege we have to be able to approach a holy God, to seek his presence and
seek his answer for us. To sit, eyes closed, hearing the muffled prayers, the
interjected “Amens” and “Yes, Lords” was to know and recognize what God can do
apart from our denominational label, apart from our theological distinctives.
God was mighty in that room. We departed with a song of praise on our lips, and
the love of the body of Christ in our hearts.
Holy Spirit, be welcome here, and everywhere.
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