24 Hopes for 24 (Not totally in order)

On By Rob Prince
  1. I hope the names on my prayer list find out that Jesus changes everything.
  2. I hope the names on your prayer list find Jesus too (you are daily praying for folks to find Jesus, aren’t you?)
  3. I hope the wars in Ukraine and Israel/Gaza end
  4. I hope the neighbors of Central Church think the church is a great neighbor.
  5. I hope people don’t go nuts during this election year
  6. I hope you consider reading the Bible-through-in-a-year
  7. I hope Conrad’s first word is “Grandpa”
  8. I hope the Lions win the Super Bowl (vs. the Kansas City Chiefs… so I can up trash-talking skills to my friends in KC)
  9. I hope the Michigan Wolverines win a National Championship in football (see above trash-talking skills which I would apply mostly to my Buckeye and Sparty fan friends).
  10. I hope gun violence in the United States declines (I hope it was no more)
  11. I hope the people who disagree with each other can have a charitable conversations.
  12. I hope the USA wins the most medals in the Paris Olympics
  13. I hope all those caring for a sick spouse, elderly parent or special needs child can find a bit of rest and relief.
  14. I hope people talking with phone on speaker at any store will run out of battery (the lone exception: When a husband is facetiming his wife to get her opinion on which holiday napkins to purchase. His choice will be wrong and another trip to Wal-mart will happen without such call.  Or so I’ve been told… ahem…). 
  15. I hope the lonely find a friend
  16. I hope the afraid find courage and strength and a place to freely express their concerns.
  17. I hope ALL CAPS people stop using ALL CAPS! 
  18. I hope that everyone feels welcome to attend Central Church. (By “Everyone” I mean anyone. If breathing… they are welcome).
  19. I hope the Pistons win at least one game in 2024 (a bigger hope than you might think)
  20. I hope people who back into parking spaces in a crowded parking lot know that irritates some people (ahem, pastors included)
  21. I hope everyone knows what a great team of pastors, office staff, facility crew, tech team and nursery staff we are blessed with at Central church
  22. I hope we all are a little more grateful and a little more generous and a little less cranky in 2024
  23. I hope you decide to be in church mostly in person (on-line when unable) every Sunday in 2024.
  24. I hope every reader of my lil’ 24 Hope List has a very good and happy New Year!

BONUS HOPE: I hope you and your family will end the year in church this Sunday! (Even better if its Central Church). –technically that is my last “hope” of 2023.