A few weeks ago I shared some of
my own
reflections on praying in these economic
times. Other Conference Ministers have
been sending their own pastoral letters and sharing them
with one another. I thought you might be
interested in seeing one of these so am sharing with you
the
pastoral letter
of Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, Conference Minister of the
Massachusetts Conference. My other colleagues have
also written wisely and well but this one also offers
several links to helpful information, as you will
see. Jim also makes reference to a
piece by Rev.
Dr. Susan Thistlethwaite, former President of
Chicago Theological Seminary and a powerful
theologian.
Finally, as I have
been doing my own reflecting and praying, I turned to a
worship resource from a truly meaningful event I attend
in Ghana, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC)
in 2004. The entire event was themed on economic
justice, "That all may have life in fullness" and
worship was powerful. So I am offering a little
piece I am using for a meeting today and thought others
might find of value. It includes a meaningful
reflection on the Lord's prayer, from a global economic
perspective.
Here is a link
to that piece .
Through it all, we
remember that our trust is in God, none other!
