Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and 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 2013 Mission Yearbook were gathered around the question of Jesus to his disciples, “How many loaves have you?” from Mark 6:38. The book is filled with stories of God’s abundance in the face of overwhelming needs and a scarcity of resources.

Today in the Mission Yearbook: September 8, 2013

MINUTE FOR MISSION: CHRISTIAN EDUCATION - What is my purpose? Why am I here? When you read Psalm 139, you can imagine the questions and thought process that preceded this powerful declaration of God’s providence. I think about the community of faith that surrounded the writer, the group of people who helped the psalmist discover God’s love and care.

Many educators, including me, say that an important role of the faith community is to hold up a mirror to individuals in our midst to help them see the person that God sees—the giftedness, the potential for building the kingdom of God and for sharing the good news. This task of bearing testimony to one another is not to build self-esteem. The process of Christian witness nurtures disciples by helping them recognize that their lives matter for a higher purpose and that this purpose is what God has in mind. It accounts for why they were “wonderfully made” and why God walks with them day by day.

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