In my sermon on Sunday, I tried to articulate a ‘vision’ or ‘purpose’ for St. Paul’s. I believe that this purpose is being brought to us by the Holy Spirit. During the Sermon, I asked the congregation to be in ‘discernment’ with me – to pray and seek to understand whether this is from God, or not. I truly believe that we need to talk about this, and discuss what it might mean for us, how it would look on the ground, and what we would need to do to implement this. So, what is this vision?

                     A special MINISTRY OF PRAYER!

I define prayer in the widest possible way – it is reaching out to God with all that is within us, and making room for God to act in our lives. Our focus would become on opening our lives in prayer, and leading others in this community to open their lives in prayer – to foster, teach, lead by example, encourage, and generally be a sign of what happens when we turn from our own way to seek God’s activity in our lives.

This is just a brief summary of what I am talking about. If you are reading this, and you are a member of St. Paul’s or a friend of the congregation, I invite you to share your thoughts, questions, insights, and ideas of what this might mean for us. We need to talk about this!!

What is the Spirit saying to us?