Each Monday morning during the school semester, I meet with a few other guys to pray and plan and prepare for ministry in our local context: Abilene, Texas. As far as I can see, none of us will be in Abilene forever; we are planning to find and train disciples of Jesus Christ all across the continent. Good people to be around, for sure.

We usually meet at Kent Smith’s house, but this morning the weather was particularly pleasant so we left to do some prayer walking. This is something I’m not too familiar with, but it came with ease. We trudged up a dirt hill and climbed around in the brush for about a half mile until we arrived - the highest point in Abilene. From there we could look out and see the entire city. It is from that point we began to pray for our city; praying to see you workers touching lives of the lost all across the city from neighborhood to neighborhood.

It reminded me of Jesus and his disciples looking out over Jersusalem and weeping over the city. When was the last time I wept for the souls of a whole city? What would it be like to be that passionate about the souls of so many people? What will it take to see that passion stir up in the hearts of those who are joining us today in the journey of following Christ?

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