Friends,
Have you ever felt really low after a high-powered event? Sometimes that is what pastors experience, particularly after Easter.
It's a challenge. Hundreds of people show up who have never been to church before. They sing, pray, and might even come to the altar during the appeal for salvation. Some are bold enough to fill out a visitor card.
And then they're gone.
And pastors wonder. I wonder too. What will become of these visitors, these dear ones so young in the faith, who have not yet learned the value of staying connected to the body of Christ? Of course we pray for them. But we agonize over their spiritual state. We wonder if we did enough on Sunday... if we said something that will sustain them, even if they choose not to come back to church.
Lord God, what can we do but appeal to You? Keeper of our souls, please preserve the lives of these who are young in the faith. I pray Your Spirit will direct them to a church of Your choosing so that they can grow in the knowledge of Christ. I ask this in Jesus's name. Amen.
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