AND LIVERPOOL LOST ANYWAY!

I am not the greatest football fan in the world, but it's a tough call when the choice is between the Champions League Final and an evening of worship, and prayer for the many world mission links we have. The following morning, I can write with conviction that even if Liverpool had won, the time of worship and prayer was a much more enriching experience. For those reading from afar, the 50 plus folk present, prayed for friends in Nepal, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, Peru and the USA, not forgetting the Prime Minister elect, Gordon Brown, who has done a great deal to alleviate debt in the developing world. The evening was led by our World Missions Group. Different members of the WMG introduced items for prayer, and then we prayed in many dfferent ways, including a time when we were all invited to pray out loud at the same time. This was something the McPhee family experienced as part of worship in PNG. We also had some really special times of praise ably led by Murray McCheyne and his music group. The day of worship training really has made a difference to the atmosphere of expectation in these times of worship. Before I knew it, it was 9.25pm (nearly 2 hours had passed in what seemed like 1 hour!) and the final whistle went in Athens as I walked in through my front door. Liverpool lost anyway! These joint times of prayer take place on an occasional basis and there will be another one in early September.
DM