For Thought

From The Valley of Vision--a collection of Puritan prayers and devotions:

Great God,
In public and private, in sanctuary and home, may my life be steeped in prayer,
filled with the spirit of grace and supplication,
each prayer perfumed with the incense of atoning blood.
Help me, defend me, until from praying ground
I pass to the realm of unceasing praise.
Urged by my need,
Invited by thy promises,
Called by thy Spirit,
I enter thy presence, worshiping thee with godly fear,
awed by thy majesty, greatness, glory,
but encouraged by thy love.
I am all poverty as well as all guilt,
having nothing of my own with which to repay thee,
But I bring Jesus to thee in the arms of faith,
pleading His righteousness to offset my iniquities,
rejoicing that he will weigh down the scales for me, and satisfy thy justice.
I bless thee that great sin draws out great grace,
that although the least sin deserves infinite punishment
because done against an infinite God,
yet there is mercy for me,
for where guilt is most terrible,
there thy mercy in Christ is most free and deep.
Bless me by revealing to me more of his saving merits,
by causing thy goodness to pass before me,
by speaking peace to my contrite heart;
Strengthen me to give thee no rest
until Christ shall reign supreme within me,
in every thought, word, and deed,
in a faith that purifies the heart,
overcomes the world, works by love,
fastens me to thee, and ever clings to the cross.

Information and Prayer Requests

First Presbyterian Church in Demopolis has DVDs from past National Women's Conferences. These great resources can be checked out by contacting the church at demopres3895@bellsouth.net or (334) 289-3895.

The following titles are available:

1989 Charles Dunahoo The Constant Woman in a Changing World

1992 WIC International Conference Sessions 1-8 (session 6 is missing)--various speakers

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As many of you know, General Assembly is being held this week in Orlando, Florida. Please pray for the travel safety of those who will be attending and for the business that will be handled there. If you would like further information (including the docket of the meeting), you can go here. The docket as well as the schedule are available on the far right.

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On a local level, we continue to pray for the healing of Elaine Carr's (President) mom. Elaine has been with her mom for several weeks as she has gone through hip replacement and all of the recuperation that is involved with that. Please lift Elaine, her mom, and Elaine's family at home (who are missing her!) up in prayer.

Please also do keep the upcoming September PresWIC meeting in prayer. We will be meeting in Centreville on September 19 and are looking forward to a refreshing time of learning and fellowship.