Dear Lord,
We thank you for the provision of an interim pastor while we waited for a more permanent pastor. We thank you for Pastor Keith and the ways that he ministered among us this past year. We ask your blessing on him as he begins his interim work in Gardner, KS. We pray that you will be at work in his life and his marriage as he has this long commute. May he come alongside what you are doing in this church where he will be going. May he be your hands and feet, and may this be a partnership with the people of this church. Minister to him as he ministers to others. Bless him and Karen, dear Lord, and keep them in your way.
In the precious and holy name of Jesus,
Amen
Apr 21, 2013
Apr 3, 2013
May God Bless You...
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in the world so that you can do what others claim cannot be done to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.
--A Franciscan benediction
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in the world so that you can do what others claim cannot be done to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.
--A Franciscan benediction
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