But you,

    take courage!

Do not let your hands

          be weak,

for your work shall be

     rewarded.

          2 Chronicles 15. 7

(One of our greatest discouragements

      is to think that

            our work doesn't matter.

One of our greatest encouragements

      is to know

                   that it does.

Not for just the sake of work,

      but used mightily

                  for His sake.

May we fulfill what God has

    laid before us to do today.

God uses it far more

    and in many lives

    than we can even imagine.

The world calls it endurance.

God calls it faithfulness.)

O LORD,

Help us to grasp Your strength

    and Your courage

   in the work You have given us.

Every detail is profound

             in Your economy.

Whatever we do today,

    may we work in Your name,

    for Your Kingdom,

              and for Your glory.

Help us to be faithful

     even in what seems ordinary,

because it is extraordinary

                  in Your sight.