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5/28/2019

Day 9: Loving Neighbor: See the Suffering

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Scripture:
Then the Lord said, “I’ve clearly seen my people oppressed in Egypt. I’ve heard their cry of injustice because of their slave masters. I know about their pain. 8 I’ve come down to rescue them from the Egyptians in order to take them out of that land and bring them to a good and broad land, a land that’s full of milk and honey, a place where the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites all live. Now the Israelites’ cries of injustice have reached me. I’ve seen just how much the Egyptians have oppressed them. So get going. I’m sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. ”But Moses said to God, “Who am I to go to Pharaoh and to bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
Exodus 3: 7-11

Reflection Questions:
  • Where do you look at the world and your heart breaks?
  • Who is suffering in your community who everyone seems to be ignoring?
  • What excuses do you make for not being sent?

Prayer:
God, you see the suffering in my life, in the community and in the world.  Inspire me to see the suffering to which I am called. Prompt me, make me aware of your still gentle voice, inviting me to be sent to whomever you choose.  Help me to be courageous in the midst of any doubt or fear I have about engaging. Amen.

Challenge:
To reflect upon and see the suffering in the world.

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    Over the next 21 days, Aldersgate UMC is invited into an intentional time of prayer for ourselves and our community,  You will be receiving a daily email (FaceBook blasts too!) with scripture, questions, prayer, and a daily challenge to use during your personal prayer and devotional time. The prayers used will come from a new resource by Justin LaRosa, a UMC Deacon from Hyde Park UMC in Tampa FL.   The resource is called “the Jesus Challenge” - 21 Days of loving God and Neighbor. Some other prayers will be adapted to include specific prayers for our Aldersgate community.
    I pray that you engage in these days of prayer as a time to go deeper in your relationship with God and in prayer for the Aldersgate UMC and the community of East Brunswick!   I look forward to hearing about your experiences on Pentecost Sunday!!
    Blessings Pastor Erica

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