Fast and Pray Oct 16

Mark your calendar and tell your friends!
Oct 16 & 17, 2007

STAND UP SPEAK OUT AGAINST POVERTY http://standagainstpoverty.org

Join The Compassion and Justice Learning Community as we:

Fast & Pray to End World Hunger
Start Time: Tues Oct 16 am-Wed Oct17 7:59am
Location: Wherever you are
Event Description: FAST 24 hrs. & PRAY during your would-be mealtimes.

Pray:

That the non poor consider the needs of their poor neighbor.

That we will actively seek ways to alleviate suffering and injustice.

That followers of Christ will be compelled by love and live a life of sacrifice.

(Above: Phnom, 7, gives thanks for her food at World Vision’s Bamboo Shoot Center for street children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia http://www.worldvision.org/

*"Stand Up, Speak Out" calls for people of the world to hold their leaders accountable, to foster knowledge and understanding of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and to propagate global grassroots participation that positively impacts the decisions of world leaders. This is not about raising money; it's about raising awareness

Do we worship a homeless man?

"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Matthew 8:20

Feed the Homeless Go to Jail!?

You gotta read this to believe this. ORLANDO, Fla. -- A controversial city ordinance has led to a number of protests and now a trial. An Orlando man is the first person to face a jury for feeding the homeless. http://www.wftv.com/news/14289861/detail.html?reddit

Feed My Sheep

God's Word for contemplation: John 21:15-19
The Reinstatement of Peter

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. " He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He then said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. " He said to him, "Tend my sheep. " He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you. " [Jesus] said to him, "Feed my sheep. Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go. " He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God And when he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me. "

Read and contemplate. Exchange your name for Peter's. What is God saying to you? How are you showing or confessing your love and devotion to Christ?

Here is a great commentaty on this beautiful and often read scripture:
http://centeringprayer.com/wklyart.htm