Prayer and Fasting for GAFCON - Day 7

Opening Sentence
The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. St. John iv. 23.

A Psalm of Ascent
UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, * O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, * even so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until he have mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; * for we are utterly despised.
Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy, * and with the despitefulness of the proud.
One Hundred Twenty Third Psalm, Book of Common Prayer 1928 (USA)

From the First Lesson at Morning Prayer
But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God."
Numbers 22:18, NIV

From the Second Lesson at Morning Prayer
And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”
Luke 2:49, NKJV

A GAFCON Goal
Prepare for an Anglican future in which the Gospel is uncompromised and Christ-centered mission a top priority.

A GAFCON Participant's Perspective
"What is it that the Lord demands of our church? What is the need of the world? Let’s go for it."
Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi (Uganda)

Prayer
Father, we see so much of the Anglican Communion divided between those who value earthly treasure and those who seek treasure in heaven. We pray that GAFCON will be a time for your despised children to lift up their eyes and see your mercy; a time when the New Covenant in Christ will gain glory over all earthly treasures; a time those who come up to Jerusalem will not only seek but will know your priorities. We pray this in the Name of your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.