Tuesday, September 10, 2002
The big anniversary . . .
I just spent time with some close friends. It's a group of pastors and church leaders in the local area who gather for prayer every Tuesday morning. We met for the first time on September 12, 2001. We've met every week since (with the exception of the holidays, I think). We meet to pray that God's presence and glory would be made known among us and in our community and nation. This has become an amazing source of strength and support and love. So as I think about the anniversary of 9/11, I will thank God for using it to draw me more into prayer and closer community with the body of Christ.
Another thought about the anniversary . . .
In this morning's prayer time, one of the pastors mentioned the
report that the
Barna Research Group published that says that,
"Compared to just prior to the attacks, there has been no change in personal religious activity levels such as church attendance, Bible reading, prayer, Sunday school and small group involvement." As soon as that was said, I remembered what I heard on the radio driving to the prayer group.
National Public Radio did a news story that says,
"Hollywood tries, but fails to change its ways after Sept. 11." Amazing, isn't it? Hollywood and the church have never had so much in common.
