We so appreciate your faithful prayers, promotion, and provision on behalf of Greenhouse. Thank you for being a Builder. As autumn settles in, pray with us through more themes from Matthew 5.

Matthew 5:7-9

“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.”

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

Coming to Jesus through His word, prayerfully reflect on these promises: “They will receive mercy – they will see God – they will be called children of God.” Believing His promises, in what ways can you show mercy, pursue purity of heart, and make peace this month? Pray that the Holy Spirit will guide us in exercising mercy, purity, and peacemaking in our homes, in Greenhouse, and in the community at-large.

Look up a definition of mercy. Consider when have you received mercy … and when you have shown it. How does showing mercy reflect the heart of God? Prayerfully ask the Lord to whom you can show mercy this month and ask Him to grant you courage to live full of mercy.

Purity comes in many forms. Reflect on what Jesus means when He says blessed are the pure in heart. Contemplate Psalm 51, in which David asks the Lord to create within him a clean heart. What is to be learned from David about inviting God to clean our hearts?
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” (Romans 12:18) In prayerfully reviewing the last few years, do certain relationships or circumstances surface in which you could pursue peace, which was lost or stolen? What might it mean for the Greenhouse community– as “children of God”–to be peacemakers in our current milieu?

Intercede on behalf of the Greenhouse community that we will act on these invitations from Jesus. May the beauty of mercy, purity, and peace be evident and bear fruit in our lives individually, as families, and as a learning community.