Use the Annual Report as a Meditation Tool to Notice God at Work!

The congregational report, presented at the annual meeting, June 12, 2011, could be a great tool to use in reflection to notice how God has been at work in our community.  The report contains many stories of how members of this community have been joining with God to meet the needs of the world.  You can read this report prayerfully to deepen your sense of what God has been doing.

Here's how......

1)  Click here to access the report , if you don't have a printed copy.

2)  Call to mind the Trinity/Pointe of Grace Idenity/Purpose Statement:  We manifest God's dream as a community that makes space for people to recognize what God is doing to meet the deep needs of the world and to discover and assume their unique roles in partnership with God.

3)  Recall that "manifesting God's dream" is simply making the work of of God visible in the world.  Where wholeness, justice, love and peace are increased, God's dream is being made more and more visible.

4)  Select a portion of the Annual Report to read and read it slowly and reflectively, pondering each account of what has been happening.

5)  As you read each account, ask the Spirit to help you notice a way in which the dream of God has been made a little more visible through it.  Pause to express your gratitude to God for the way that you and your community have shared in this advance of the reign of God in the world.

6)  Help all of us deepen our awareness and gratitude by sharing your insights and reflections on this blog.  It can be as simple as stating, "when I read about......, I noticed and was grateful for.........."

To add your insgiht, click on the (#) comments link below and the page will open where you can read the insights of others and add your own.