July at Morning Watch

Today I led the Morning Watch (MW) at our church, the Ellinwood Malate Church. The morning watch is a prayer fellowship that meets every wednesday from 7-8 in the morning. I used attend this gathering when we were still new at EMC but somehow somewhere i found myself lazily asleep until 7 or even way past 8 in the morning. Moreso that since may i have this data entry job from 3-11am. Although Kim (my son) and Raul (my hubby) can relieve me for an hour or two, I still couldn't find a compelling reason to attend the MW.

Why? I found the fellowship so formal and wished it would have been more focused on praying for the ministries of the church. I noticed that almost all of the prayer ministries of the church were more on personal prayer concerns and not really on listening and asking for directions from the Lord. Was I discontent? Yes. I know I should have continued to attend but with my schedule, I reckoned that I can always join the other prayer ministries who do the same.

But alas, when I attended during the third wednesday of July, I found out that they have decided to assign faclitators/leader for each month and July was vacant. In their desire to keep me, they assigned me for that month.

And today I started my month-long assignment. I found great joy and excitement. Foremost because I will have the opportunity to inject new ways of fellowshipping and praying. And I will also be leading in the devotion. I just pray for the mighty grace to be upon me as I take this responsibility. Today I shared to the group 2 Cor. 3:1-3 where Paul reminds the Corinthian christians that their lives are the letters from Christ. People won't need a letter of recommendation from anybody else. Lives of the believers will already speak about the Christ in them. A great reminder and encouragement indeed. As I prepare for my Japan stint, I sought the able recommendation of Ptr. Gane Deslate for the Fountain of Life Church in Japan as my receiving church. But more than that recommendation letter will be my life in Japan and my testimony to all whom I will come in contact with. The letter will be good as nothing when my life speaks the opposite.

And so I pray for grace.... that amazing grace!!!