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5 Then Jesus said =
to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnig=
ht and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have=
no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppo=
se the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, an=
d my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not g=
et up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your sha=
meless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need=
.
Luke 11:5-8
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Remembering King &=
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is a parable concerning persistent prayer, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King=
, Jr. used the text to talk about the socal and moral midnight that churche=
s are facing, and the knocks that come from people in need. Who is kn=
ocking at your door today? And are you answering by helping, or are y=
ou complaining about being bothered, and reacting by closing the door and k=
eeping to yourself? Something to think about as we contemplate this h=
oliday (of his birthday), and the meaning of King’s life for us. Let =
us close with one of his prayers…
olden privilege to worship thee, the only true God of the universe. We come=
to thee today grateful that thou hast kept us through the long night of th=
e past and ushered us into the challenge of the present and the bright hope=
of the future. We are mindful, O God, that man cannot save himself, for ma=
n is not the measure of things and humanity is not God.
Bound by=
our chains of sin and finiteness, we know we need a savior. We thank thee,=
O God, for the spiritual nature of man. We are in nature but we live above=
nature. Help us never to let anyone or any condition pull us so low as to =
cause us to hate. Give us the strength to love our enemies and do good to t=
hose who despitefully use us and persecute us.
We thank thee for=
thy Church, founded upon the Word, that challenges us to do more than sing=
and pray, but go out and work as though the very answer to our prayers dep=
ended on us and not upon thee. Then, finally, help us to realize that man w=
as created to shine like the stars and live on through all eternity, =
AMEN
Rev. Jeffrey Brown
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