NYWC 07 Prelude
Later today I head down to Atlanta to begin my time at the National Youth Worker’s Convention. I have been anticipating this time with a prayer from the Book of Common Prayer (1979):
O God of Peace
Who has taught us that in returning
and rest we shall be saved,
in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength;
By the might of Thy Spirit
lift us
we pray Thee,
to Thy presence,
Where we may be still and
know that Thou art God;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
What has struck me from this wonderful trinitarian prayer are the wonderful words that so often we desire yet are so often missing from our 21st century lives… the words like:
Peace.
Rest.
Quietness.
Confidence.
Strength.
Stillness.
Presence.
So, my prayer for NYWC ‘07 is to make these words part of my autobiography…
May God bless your time at the convention. He sure did mine in San Diego. Enjoy!
thanks Brian!