Ignore at your own risk

Today was a rather normal Lord's day, between having lunch with the Houseneckt's, practicing with the choir, eating dinner with the kids, and hopefully absorbing some truth from the messages.

The morning message from Colossians 1 centered on Paul's praying for that church as an example of intercessory prayer. Pastor Gary made a point of the fact that a major facet of one's spiritual health can be judged from the content of their prayer, particularly in how much one's prayer goes beyond a jumble of generalisms, "please work out what _I've_ planned" and praying for one's own needs. Sadly, that remark hit home a little more than I'd expected, because these three characterize my prayers a lot more than I'd like to admit. I'm glad for a church that believes both in the exposition of Scripture and applicatory preaching.

The evening message continued a short series to married couples setting out a facet of marriage often overlooked, their duty to serve Christ and His kingdom as a unit, not simply as individuals. While it wasn't quoted, 2 Corinthians 6:15 at company came to mind in a big way, probably in connection with recent events. The cited duty certainly illustrates the truth of that passage, even though it is easily ignored in emotional immaturity; it is certainly ignored at great peril.