...they made finely woven garments,

for ministering

        in the Holy Place.

                      Exodus 39. 1

(What's in your closet?

Grace, kindness, goodness,

a transformed heart,

a new attitude,

a desire to bless others?

Take thought and care

in what we put on

    first thing in the morning

    and into our day.

What is hanging in our closets,

what have we put there,

what do we reach for,

what is our favorite covering,

how do we layer

     for hostile weather,

what is our daily response

      to serve God

      and bless others?

What we wear

   determines what we can do.

What we wear

          when we step out the door

   reveals our hearts.

Wherever we are

is a place of ministering

            and holy ground.)

O LORD,

Please show us how to approach

          our situations differently

    because we love You.

Clothe us with Your grace

   in impossible circumstances.

Help us to be prepared,

           trained and ready,

to minister wherever

     we find ourselves today

in the expected, the unexpected,

       the unlikely and the surprises.

May we write Your name with love

               all over it

and be known as Yours.

Help us to wear

        something different today.