I'm praying, Matt.
sharon
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Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 5:36 AM
Subject: prayer request new responsability
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> Hi all.
> I had a problem with my email not getting out for a few days but I have =
> it fixed now.
> However, I forget what got out and what did not, so excuse this message =
> if it is a repeat.
> Our church is intrusting me with the task of dealing with the prayer =
> chain.
> This means, answering the phone, talking with people and getting prayer =
> requests out in email to those in the church who choose to be on the =
> list.
> I met with my pastor and an elder who is over prayer in the church =
> yesterday and they just kind of went over what was expected of me.
> Thankfully they are answering for me for a while, so I don't really have =
> to take the full brunt of any direct criticism. If I get any =
> complaints, they are supposed to be filtered through these two men who I =
> know and respect.
> I would ask that you pray for at least two things in this endeavor.
> One being wisdom for myself in dealing directly with people who are =
> going through a hard time.
> And, the other is just disernment? Or maybe it is wisdom again in when =
> to open my mouth and what comes out of it, as well as when to keep it =
> shut.
> You folks know that it is my first impulse to just open my mouth and go =
> off on a tangent.
> Either it is, this is my thought on that, or, Ah! Well, this reminds me =
> of my experience with...
> This responsibility does not warrant that sort of thing.
> I am just to receive and relay prayer requests. I am allowed to jot =
> down any scriptures which I consider relevant and if I have any =
> hesitation about a situation, I am to defer to my elders for guidance.
> I have to make sure that the person who is asking prayer for others has =
> let those people know that they are asking this in there name and that =
> the person being prayed for is ok with it.
> I am to word certain things carefully.
> If someone asks for prayer for something such as a dog or their =
> refridgerator I am to make sure to say that they asked for this, and =
> that it is important to them, and not give the impression that the whole =
> church should get on there knees in earnest over an ice maker or =
> something.
> See?
> Even that seems indelecate to some, but you know what I mean?
> Again, you know me!
> Pray for me!
> hahhahhahahah
>
> Matt
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I had a problem with my email not =
> getting out for a=20
> few days but I have it fixed now.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>However, I forget what got out and what =
> did not, so=20
> excuse this message if it is a repeat.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our church is intrusting me with the =
> task of=20
> dealing with the prayer chain.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This means, answering the phone, =
> talking with=20
> people and getting prayer requests out in email to those in the church =
> who=20
> choose to be on the list.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I met with my pastor and an elder who =
> is over=20
> prayer in the church yesterday and they just kind of went over what was =
> expected=20
> of me.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thankfully they are answering for me =
> for a while,=20
> so I don't really have to take the full brunt of any direct =
> criticism. If=20
> I get any complaints, they are supposed to be filtered through these two =
> men who=20
> I know and respect.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would ask that you pray for at least =
> two things=20
> in this endeavor.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One being wisdom for myself in dealing =
> directly=20
> with people who are going through a hard time.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And, the other is just =
> disernment? Or maybe=20
> it is wisdom again in when to open my mouth and what comes out of it, as =
> well as=20
> when to keep it shut.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You folks know that it is my first =
> impulse to just=20
> open my mouth and go off on a tangent.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Either it is, this is my thought on =
> that, or,=20
> Ah! Well, this reminds me of my experience with...</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This responsibility does not warrant =
> that sort of=20
> thing.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am just to receive and relay prayer=20
> requests. I am allowed to jot down any scriptures which I consider =
>
> relevant and if I have any hesitation about a situation, I am to defer =
> to my=20
> elders for guidance.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have to make sure that the person who =
> is asking=20
> prayer for others has let those people know that they are asking this in =
> there=20
> name and that the person being prayed for is ok with it.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am to word certain things =
> carefully.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If someone asks for prayer for =
> something such as a=20
> dog or their refridgerator I am to make sure to say that they asked for =
> this,=20
> and that it is important to them, and not give the impression that the =
> whole=20
> church should get on there knees in earnest over an ice maker or=20
> something.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See?</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Even that seems indelecate to some, but =
> you know=20
> what I mean?</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Again, you know me!</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pray for me!</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>hahhahhahahah</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matt</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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