In less than four months a new ministry will begin at Trinity. In the past week I have wondered what gift we could give to our new rector when they assume their duties on the the first Sunday of December.
The words of Titus have been on my heart: "to purify for himself a people that are his own eager to do what is right." (Titus 2:14)
This passage from Titus is read at Christmas and speaks to the Lord's coming. What type of people will he find?
Perhaps as a people eager to do what is right implies that we should first of all be a people at prayer. Often our prayer life, mine included, becomes nothing more than a list of things we want God to do for us. It is good that we should pour out our needs to God but if that is all our prayer life is then we miss the point of prayer.
Prayer is our connection with God. It is not only the means by which we pour out our hearts to God but is is also the time when we listen to God.
Perhaps the greatest gift we could give our new rector is the gift of a people committed to prayer and desirous of having a deep and intimate relationship with the living God and his son Jesus Christ.
May I suggest that in the three plus months to come that we focus on getting to know God in new and exciting ways. Perhaps the prayer from the musical Godspell is a good place to start:
"Three things I pray: To see thee more clearly, to love thee more dearly, to follow thee more nearly."
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