Sure, there was some Philemon talk. By the way, as my mother so astutely pointed out this weekend, it's pronounced fi LEE mun. My response? "How would you know?" Not one to break a commandment, and post said break, I wasn't being disrespectful. It was more sardonic commentary on the under-utilization of this Pauline letter. Really.
What happened in our meeting was less exegesis and more intercession.
Romans 8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Frankly, we all struggled with what to talk about with Philemon on the docket. But as we investigated forgiveness in light of the neighborhood scene, we uncovered a potential opportunity to breathe life into a potential drowning victim about to reach teen age.
Donald Miller's, To Own a Dragon came up. Then, BAM! Out comes Todd Wagner with some quotes from the book Sunday. Tim's testimony places him first on the list to read it, but maybe it will make its way around.
Fortunately, there's not a tidy summary statement to this entry. Just encouragement. Stay disciplined and in the Word. Rest in the confidence of Romans 8:26. Rest in Hebrews 4. Rest in Psalm 23. Rest.
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