Dear Friends in Christ,

I hope you had a nice 4th of July holiday and weekend. I spent the 4th with family and dear friends on Lake Winnipesaukee, and it was quite special and relaxing – especially since I didn’t have to prepare a sermon for this past Sunday!

However, I also spent some somber moments on the 4th of July in prayer because I found myself concerned and grieving the direction in which our nation seems to be headed under the leadership of our current Executive Branch and Congress. Giving their decisions and actions of the last few months, millions of children will needlessly die in poorer nations around the world. And, millions of poorer families will suffer needlessly from lack of food security and health care in our own nation.

Amidst these realities and prospects, we’ll be starting our Wednesday summer evening worship tonight. Over the summer, we’ll be reflecting on prayer in general and the Lord’s prayer in particular. And, we’ll be praying it as well as our own prayers.

Given all our thoughts and feelings about what’s happening in our nation and society, I wonder how our praying – and our responses to praying as Christians – will be affected. How about you?

Blessings of Well-being in Christ,
Pastor Ed