Hello Church!
I’ve been fascinated this week with a new book. This book has been on my bookshelf for a long time. It was passed down to me by a retired pastor. Kenneth Phifer wrote “A Book of Uncommon Prayer” in 1981. 40 years later it’s dusted off and speaking life into my soul. For the devotion this week, I want to share this prayer with you:
“I Need to Feel the Spirit”
Ah, God, I would thank you for your constant comings.
Sometimes I’m happy, sometimes I’m blue.
I fluctuate and vacillate.
Sometimes my heart sings, sometimes it sobs.
But your Spirit comes—
sometimes when I pray for the coming,
sometimes when I least expect it.
At times the Spirit moves in my life.
And I only realize as I look back
that you were there in a special way,
that the strength I had to resist a temptation,
the assurance and comfort I felt at a dark time,
the gladness I found around the bend of a lonely road,
all were results of your coming to me unexpectedly.
Keep coming, O Lord,
For I often get too busy,
too harried,
too preoccupied with the details of everyday living
to feel the wind of the Spirit.
I need to stop and look up
and see the leaves hang trembling
far more often than I do.
Perhaps I will be more aware from now on,
perhaps not.
So keep coming, Lord.
I desperately need you. Amen.
Blessings as you seek God’s face over and again. —Pastor Trevor
This week at WDMUMC
Worship. Online at 9:25 am.
Study. Prepare for 3 Lenten studies. One about the cross, one about ancient Israelite life, and one about finances.
Pray. In all the ways you know how.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Trevor
Pastor Trevor Vaughn
West Des Moines United Methodist Church
720 Grand Ave.
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-279-0826
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