Churches Band Together for 40 Days of Prayer

I’m rather excited about something happening in Edmonds.  Churches are coming together to pray for 40 days. In fact, this is reflected in a larger movement across the state in which an estimated 400 churches will be praying!

The prayer emphasis begins on the national day of prayer, May 1, and concludes on Pentecost Sunday, June 8.  To learn more see: http://prayedmonds.org.

This has grown out of pastors in our area spending time together.  We have gotten to know each other a little deeper.  And we have had the desire to do something related to the Kingdom in a concerted effort.  Prayer is that natural touchstone for all of us.

The 40 days will kick off this week with a prayer breakfast held at Westgate Chapel on Thursday, May 1.  All participating churches will have delegates there.  Then throughout the month, there will be events sponsored by each church (up to them what that might be) in which others are invited to join.  The whole thing is rather organic.  We are promoting events with “high participation and low structure.”

In my time as a pastor here in Edmonds, this is the first time churches have done something together.  And this is the first time that I know several pastors at a deeper level and have appreciated our churches similarities and differences.   What joins all of us together is our common bond in Jesus.