Known By What We Wear

 

...for the fine linen is

the righteous deeds

           of the saints.

        Revelation 19. 8

(What are we up to today?

Never the "same old thing,"

   when we are serving Him.

Everything we do and say

   is weaving together

   His visible glory.

Righteous deeds reflect

   our inner hearts

   --whom we worship.

They are not just remembered,

or serve a momentary purpose,

or even linger,

but continue to work mightily

      in this broken world,

far-reaching into every crevice

     of time and place

                   and significance.

Righteous deeds resound His glory

   even in the darkest, hardest places.

We are changed through them.

It is part of God's

        endurance training.

Through what we choose to do today,

   He strengthens us for tomorrow.)

O LORD,

May we bring You glory

    by the deeds we wear,

by what we do and say,

by how we respond,

and how we love others

       right to You.

Please keep us aware

  of opportunities

for righteous deeds today,

the gaps,

the broken cracks

           on the sidewalks,

the wounded around us.

Please help us

   know how to respond

and to have the courage

  and compassion to do so.

In Your holy name.

For Your glory.

For Your great redeeming.

Because we love You.