We had our final intercession meeting before the conference last night. It was kind of a transition for me, strangely. I felt the shift from "we are preparing by praying for this far-off event" to "we are here and ready to work". There has been a lot of prayer offered up in our community for this event. It started many months ago, mostly a trickle of prayer among more pressing issues then. It has since become THE issue as we consider our city and what God is doing here. This journey has been a good one and God continues to help us to see how an event like this, often viewed as an end in itself, actually fits into a much larger plan for the city and its prophetic destiny. More on that another time...
For now, though, it's just fun to cheer each other on in praying and singing and then talk about the logistics of an event that is now so close and becoming very real for us. I expect lots of good times in the meetings and out of them. Coffee, coffee, coffee. Meals with old friends and new friends. Quick connections with pastors in a back room. Promises to talk more about how we can work together for kingdom purposes in the years ahead. People connecting with God and with each other. Loads of great music. And lots of laughter...
But, more than anything, I want a weekend dedicated to ministering to the heart of God. More than ever, we are thinking like priests before the presence of God. This is about offering Him who we are and what we have to give. May His heart be touched and may He receive the blessing due to Him from what little we can offer. He is entirely worth it all!
Brian Creary
Ministry Director
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