Prayers for my Church

[Murph]

Have known for some time that my church is dying Lord. It is a small country church, a family church, sweet, giving, and Bible based.

But the children are grown and moved away, no good jobs locally. There are no children now running thru the halls laughing, loud, and happy.

The congregation is aging...the younger adults have gone to the more modern churches...with worship music and bands.

When I first came to this little church it was alive with people...vibrant, with homecomings and revivals...covered dish suppers with wall to wall food...and packed Bible Studies.

It was alive.

But over the years it has begun to die...and the pandemic drove another nail in the coffin.

But my church was one of the first to start meeting in our prayer garden for outdoor church and I loved it, loved worshiping You there.

But the pandemic took it's toll none the less, and now the congregation is dwindling.

I know You know all this Lord...and You see it. It is one of Your churches and serves and worships You.

Sometimes Lord I don't know exactly what to pray, but know
you know what's in my heart. I pray for my little church...

so I will wait on You Lord...to hear from You what we should do.

I pray to You to help us...

Amen.

[Murph]

Lord...one other thing. Years ago when I was looking for a new church, I asked you to send me to a church that is like the church I attended as a child and you sent me to the church I attend today.

I remember sitting in the sanctuary that Sunday after hearing some beautiful music from the choir, and a wonderful sermon on the Doctrine of Christ, the sunlight flooding thru the stained glass windows and thinking ...now this is what my childhood church used to be like...

and realizing You had answered my prayer.

I know in my heart of hearts that You wouldn't guide me to my church only to take it away...please show us what to do.