Fellowship

From: The Upper Room Ministries

Proverbs 27:17 "As iron sharpens iron, so man sharpens his fellow man."

Our men's group meets weekly to praise the Lord, to learn from one another's testimonies, and then to share our troubles and joys. We are mechanics, doctors, lawyers, educators, laborers, ministers, but we leave our professions at the door. We leave our confessed past there too - adulterers, paroled prisoners, liars, cheaters, and myriad other labels that would fit our past selves and regrettably, at times, our present ones. We know our lives are but a breath and that our eternity is in the hands of Jesus Christ.

We gather around a table to pray - for our world, for friends and acquaintances, and for total strangers. We pray for physical healing and for spiritual redemption. We pray for each other to be filled with the Holy Spirit so we can love and honor God as we return to our daily work.

The time we spend praying as a community is powerful in its impact on those for whom we pray. But our time together is equally powerful in its effect on those of us gathered to pray. For most of us, it is one of the best hours of our week.