That is really neat Kathy.  I love services like that too.  Praise the Lord for all he is doing.  I am sure God is letting Chris know  in some way that he was prayed for today and how much others love him.  God moves in mysterious ways.  He will revile it somehow.

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Christ is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all.
Karen Carter '74



> Hi Guys,
>         Today, wwe had what we call a spirit led worship service, but, I
> suppose,
> to be more accurate, it is more like a Quaker form of worship
> service.  Hopefully, all of our worship services are spirit led, but on
> days like today, instead of Greg bringing a sermon, we let the people talk
> about what the Lord is doing in their lives.   The worship is always
> interesting when this happens and we never know what to expect, but today,
> we, meaning my family, was very blessed.
>         A few years ago, I sent some messages to Echurch describing the struggle
> that we have been having with the former pastor of this church.  He just
> had a very hard time letting go of his pulpit and has had a very bitter
> struggle sence is retirement in 1992.  \
>         Well, His daughtre has become a mmissionary, along with her husband and,
> while they are home in the states, they have chosen to make our church
> their home.  They really feel the spirit in our church.  Her father
> worships elsewhere.
>         Well, during the sharing part of the service, we had a few interesting
> items and then, this lady's husband stood up  and talked about the
> importance of praying for the pastor.  Greg and I had shared with them
> privately what has been going on with Chris.  He didn't mention that
> specifically, he just encouraged us to pray and then he encouraged
> everybody to come down and lay hands on us and pray, spontaneously for our
> family.  While this was going on, at one point, while it was quiet, I said,
> "Lord, we pray for the one who is not here."  It was like a dam
> broke.  Everybody started crying and a lot of prayers went up for
> chris.  If he just knew how much he is loved and how much people want him
> to come home.
>          The whole  rest of the service was very wet.  I offered my first prayer
> shawl and everybody cried over that and then we prayed for the Dowlings,
> the former pastor's daughter and her husband and, Oh wow!  It was just such
> a moving experience!  I wish that you all could have been there with
> me.  God is moving in such an incredible way in our church!  Praise God for
> the hope that we can have because of Him!  What an amazing God we serve!
> God bless,
> Kathy