Family, friends, coworkers, neighbors — all the places we live, work, and play.
Some are close-knit. Some are complicated. Some bring us joy. Others, pain we’d rather forget or pretend never happened.
If I’m honest, I’ve known both. I’ve felt the sting of broken trust and the weight of disappointment.
But I’ve also seen God take what was fractured and make it whole again.
Because that’s who He is: the One true God who restores what people can’t.
And Paul reminds us of this in Romans 12, that love must be genuine. Forgiveness must be practiced, not just preached.
And that hope in Jesus is what turns communities that harm into communities that heal.
Because the difference between harm and healing is simple — it’s hope in Him.
Hope that releases control.
Hope that chooses reconciliation over revenge.
Hope that believes love can still grow where trust once died.
When that hope takes root in us, our relationships with God and with one another become the fertile ground where real transformation happens.
The kind of hope that shapes us into disciples who make disciples wherever we go and whatever community we find ourselves in.
As we come together tonight, let us thank God for the gift of community, which helps heal the hurt in His hope.
Let’s also pray for His Spirit to form us into people who love, forgive, and bless the way Jesus did as we declare:
- Thanks to God for being the perfect example of community — Father, Son, and Spirit in perfect unity.
- Thanks to God for using communities of people to shape us and for staying close when relationships get hard and hurtful.
- We praise You, God, for healing what’s broken and for hope that never fades to be made whole in Jesus.
- Jesus, teach us to love genuinely, forgive freely, and stay present when it’s easier to walk away.
- Remind those who feel alone that they belong to and are in the family of God.
- Bring peace where there’s pain, and let every wound become a place where Jesus’ redemption grows.
Family, when our hearts are rooted in the hope of Jesus and community as He intended, hurt becomes healing, pain gives way to peace, and love starts to be like Him again.
Join us as we pray for God to turn the pain of our communities into the hope-filled beauty of His healing.
We look forward to seeing you on the call.
God Bless,
Pastor Alvin & Mallary Brown
alvin@makingamosaic.com :: mallary@makingamosaic.com
P.S. Is there something specific you need prayer for this week? Just reply—we’d be honored to stand with you.
General Prayer Requests & Updates
For evangelism to flourish so communities and campuses in the greater Fort Worth area will be reached, and the lost will see and experience the love of Christ and be drawn to his kingdom.
For signs and wonders to follow the preaching of His Word.
For team unity and laborers to help carry the load.
For finances and provisions.
For fully funded campus missionaries (2 per campus) to help reach the next generation — Texas Christian University (TCU), Tarrant County College (TCC), Texas Wesleyan University (TWU) and Tarleton State University – Fort Worth (TSU), University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), and Dallas Baptist University (DBU).
Alvin Brown, the Lead Pastor of Mosaic Church Fort Worth, brings over a decade of pastoral ministry experience and more than 20 years of operational and technical leadership expertise. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications Management from DeVry University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He enjoys spending quality time with his wife, Mallary, and their three children and contributing as a writer to various media outlets.
