4-Feb-24

Sometimes it's important to work out of faith, just between God and ourselves, as Jesus did in the reading for today. But our faith doesn't do much when it's just between God and us. Faith thrives in community. We see the depth and power of our faith when we're serving others.
And that brings us to the topic of our offering. We collect financial resources to support the work of the church together. It's as much an important spiritual practice as prayer.
Let's consider that as we take up our offering for today.

Prayer:

Please join me now in prayer.
God, we thank you for all the good work that we participate in by contributing our money, our time, and our abilities. Bless this offering and use it to continue your work in this world. Bless us as well, that we will continue your work in word and in deed.
We pray in the name of Jesus, our Christ, AMEN