Also looking ahead, I encourage you to note the “chapter a day” study noted elsewhere in our newsletter, designed by our own UMC Discipleship Ministries. There’s always a discussion group online if you want to ask questions or see what people are saying, but you can also simply read the “assigned” chapters independently, knowing that you’re doing this with other United Methodists all over the country.

Grace and peace,

Becky

Prayer:

Gracious God, we thank you for all of the opportunities with which you gift us, so that we can be your disciples, learning about you and living out your love in the world. We pray that you would help us to see these opportunities as these arise, and to offer them to others as well. We pray that we, your church, would be faithful to your call, always learning ways to love you better and to serve your people. In Jesus’ name. Amen.