And on the top of the pillars

          was lily-work.

             1 Kings 7. 22

(Not just what is necessary

          or practical,

but what is beautiful,

   even what no one else may see.

God says,  "I see it."

If no one even notices,

    we honor God

    with excellence in all we do.

No detail is ever insignificant

             for His glory,

every patch of ground holy.)

O LORD,

May we not just fulfill the requirements,

     but go the extra mile

and complete our work

           with lilies carved on top,

   for Your honor,

                  even in this.

You have given us this assignment,

   what the world may overlook

   or consider insignificant,

but You bring Your glory to it

    and bear fruit,

even beyond our vision

              and our lifetimes.