Week 4, Day 3

+ We draw near to God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.

Silence

Readings

Silence

Commitment

• We are committed to seeking God's kingdom in the inner city, both by planting churches and by working in partnership with others in mission.

The Bible gives wonderful images of the kingdom - yeast in dough, salt, light.

When you think about the signs of the kingdom in your neighbourhood, what images come to mind?

Write them down.

Today, do something to symbolise the coming kingdom in your area - shake a packet of wild flower seeds over waste land; have a blitz on litter in one area; brighten something up with a lick of paint; go and stand and pray somewhere which has known pain and sorrow recently .... feel free to add your own initiative here .....

Lord you surprise us in so many ways!

A smile from a person we hadn't even noticed;

A flower defying the ugliness around it;

A laugh heard from an open window;

The scent of a curry floating down the road;

The glory of a sunset lighting up the flats.

You are God!

You care for each person living here.

You love us overwhelmingly

and passionately.

You have invited us to be your people

of salt and light

and smiles and beauty

and joy and fragrance

a people who reflect your glory.

And you have invited us to work together

with people like us and people not like us.

Lord, show us what your

kingdom shaped communities

can look like here;

encourage us in the building of them,

and lead us into deeper ways

of faithful and risky living.

In our yes to you,

keep our eye on the ball

on your love and purpose

on your touch and word

on your life and energy

for that is all we have

and all we need.

Thank you Jesus.

Free prayer

The Lord's Prayer

Lord, in your mercy

Let your kingdom come!