the brooklyn tabernacle

August 14 2005
so, I've been to the brooklyn tabernacle twice now in less than 6 days and both times I've been taught some things about prayer... mostly about how much of a privilege it is to come before God and put yourself aside and really pray for the needs of other people, even people you don't know who have cried out admitting their desperation for God to move in a particular situation. It really is such a gift to be able to ask God to align our wills with His and to draw us closer to Him. I think naturally we usually bring our own problems and burdens to Him first, but that’s not really the way it should be. He’s given us the body so that we can care for one another and rejoice with each other and really depend on one another as brothers and sisters in Him…

a pastor at our church proposed today during the benediction and everyone was yelling and screaming and taking pictures. It was a little strange, but sweet. Our church really is family to one another, and he wanted to share the moment with all of the people closest to him. It was a really great example of what the body of Christ should look like.

So it looks like now the prayer service IS happening this Tuesday night at the tab. We misunderstood and did bad research...

Garreth \"Karate Explosion\" Blackwell

August 14 2005
i wish all christians really believed what you wrote: "He’s given us the body so that we can care for one another and rejoice with each other and really depend on one another as brothers and sisters in Him…" We are Christ embodied for a world that doesn't know Him. We not only let down other Christians by not being this way, but we also disallow non-Christians from seeing how life should be lived. Anyway...just thought I'd say that. I will be in New York soon. Maybe for good. Fingers crossed.