And now...prayer

Our core group has been busy exchanging emails (or at least getting lots of them from me!) as we make plans, discuss location possibilities, refine our vision, and so on. It's easy to become fully immersed in planning, planning, and more planning.

So tonight we'll put aside agendas, resist the pressure to make big decisions, and spend time together praying. How counter-culture is that? We're wired to be goal-oriented and purpose-driven. We like action items and measurable results. It's hard to wait on the Lord. It's hard to be faithful to the call to "be still and know that I am God."

Even as I look forward to our time in prayer tonight, I find myself not-so-secretly hoping that some of the issues we've been wrestling with will suddenly become clear. God will speak to us. We'll make progress.

But that's my goal-oriented side coming through. And if God in his wisdom does give us direction in some of our concerns, that's great. But it's enough to simply be together in his presence. Demanding more leads us into idolatry.