Pray for Our Leaders and Each Other

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Written by Lon Lorton Lon Lorton

Just yesterday, President Trump turned to the body of Christ and asked us to pray.  We are certainly wading in streams we’ve not stepped into before, aren’t we?  Few of us could imagine the national or even global pandemic COVID-19 has become.  And while the measures being taken seem so great, they do serve to remind us of the gravity.  The last large-scale event of this order was probably 9/11.  And yet, even then, most of us recognize the thing that held this country together was the body of Christ coming together for prayer and for encouraging one another.

That was then.  This is now.  The major prescription for slowing the curve of COVID-19, other than bumping up our personal hygiene, is a term I was totally unaware of less than a month ago - “social distancing.”  For the body of Christ, that basically means doing away with gatherings at the church for worship and study and fellowship, in addition to prayer and encouragement.

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Sunday Worship Service, 03.22.20

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Written by Lon Lorton Lon Lorton