Work It

AM Psalm 20, 21:1-7(8-14) • PM Psalm 110:1-5(6-7), 116, 117
Deut. 34:1-12 • Rom. 10:14-21 • Matt. 24:32-51

In the Gospel reading today Jesus asks:

‘Who then is the faithful and wise servant?’

And in our reading of Psalms at the end of the day we find an answer:

O Lord, I am your servant…
you have freed me from my bonds.
Psalm 116:14

IF I take that answer and make it my prayer today, I say to God:

You are my BOSS, I am your employee!
I am your personal assistant.
You got me out of my old job where I was a slave!
Now I work for YOU!
So what do you want me to do today?

I take a moment and imagine God answering that question in a clear and concise statement of action. I also imagine that I immediately go right out and do that action. (My imagination is wonderful sometimes.) I would be the faithful and wise servant Jesus was asking about! Jesus could be talking about me when he says:

‘...Blessed is that worker
Whom his master will find at work when he arrives.’

IF such a prayer gets me to take action then today is the day to pray it, so today is that day I can do it. There is certainly a LOT of work to be done.

Written by Troy Schremmer

Troy works with preschool age children as an enrichment teacher in music and movement. He also sings songs at our public library and volunteers as a teacher-helper in Children’s Sunday School.