Global Day Of Prayer

Our church is taking part in a massive joint meeting this Sunday to which all the churches in Birmingham have been invited as part of hope 08. This is our part in the Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday. Our homegroup is having lunch together and then we are meeting up at our church premises in the afternoon to walk into Birmingham for an open air gathering in the grounds of Birmingham Cathedral. Like many churches we are taking this as an opportunity to pray for our city as we walk down aswell as joining with the rest of the Birmingham Church when we get there. Read more about this event here.

Walkabout

Our church prayer meeting this week took to the streets around the area where we meet. We walked around in four groups praying about our relations with other organisations and churches as well as for God’s presence and wisdom. So we not only looked for other churches to pray for but also places such as schools and police stations and even potential church premises for ourselves. We had been encouraged to look out for inspiration on say posters or vehicles as we walked. Our group saw a skip filled with rubbish. As one of us was an artist who has used rubbish in her art she led us in a prayer about God transforming people’s lives in a similar way. As it was going dark we noticed that every now and then there was a house with a light on. This reminded us that there were Christians scattered around the area shining for God. We also noticed that one house to let was owned by Royal Estates. So we prayed for God’s kingdom to come in the houses around. Finally we thanked God for all these metaphors and more that had been a great encouragement in our prayers that evening.