Bible Marginalia- Continue Steadfast- Listening Prayer

Bible Marginalia Series- #94

Our District church was in convention last week.
 A busy week.

Meeting people. A time for encouragement.

I had nothing to do with floor committees, 

resolutions or amendments.

 Or Robert's Rules of Order.

So I sat a prayed over the convention.

We used listening prayer in our convention time.

 Chosen Bible pages to read, listen,

 read and then pray over together

 for the sake of the voting - 

and the sake of the KINGDOM.

This section in Colossians 4:2-6

was the guiding overall prayer to lift up.
Let your speech be gracious.
 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders.
Some very fine thoughts here.

There were readings for each of these sections:

 The invitation to Listening prayer.

 Thanksgiving for the Mission of the Synod.

The District Vision of iNeighborhood.

For the Work of the convention.

For 75 years of Mission

 in the Southeastern district.

   

All sections followed the same format:

Listen:  The reading

Reflect: With guided questions to help.

Read Again.

Respond.

Pray.

 Later: how might this impact you?

Rules for Christian Households- 

that just might hold up

 for Convention gatherings also.

 My husband John was reelected as

 President of the Southeastern District - 

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

 at this convention.

  Time to listen close

 to just what the Lord has in mind 

for His Kingdom.