Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer. The stories in the 2012 Mission Yearbook were gathered around the prayer of Paul for the Colossians, that these faithful brothers and sisters would bear fruit and grow in the knowledge of God (1:10).

Today in the Mission Yearbook: January 31, 2012

THE PRESBYTERY OF CRISTO - In the weeks after the January 8, 2011, shootings in Tucson, Arizona, an impromptu memorial sprang up outside the University Medical Center. There were narrow paths between thousands of offerings: candles, flowers, messages of goodwill, and prayers for peace. One volunteer removed her shoes. She moved through the labyrinth with resolve. Her bare feet connected to that holy ground that unites us and connects us to who God created us to be. She paused, lingering in front of a prayer. She fell to her knees, tears filling her eyes. She accepted a hug and gave a hug. And there is the sense that out of a senseless act of violence, God might be working to bring a community together.
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