Not Until the Rearview Mirror

 

So Moses finished the work.

...and the glory of the LORD

      filled the tabernacle.

                 Exodus 40. 33, 35

(Most of the time,

we don't realize

how much our work matters,

     in the every days,

     in the short run,

     and when no one even notices.

We don't see His glory

               all over it

     in our doing

until long after

    we complete our work.

God is not finished with it yet.

He is still filling up His glory

          in what we do.

No work is ever insignificant.

As my grandmother used to say,

        "Never for naught."

We have but to be faithful

and trust Him

   with what He places

         through our windshield.

And only later,

    see what He is up to

    in our rearview mirror.)

O LORD,

Please help us to be faithful

        to You and to our work

that You may bring

         Your glory to it.

Empower us to follow You

   and trust what You are doing

   in our lives

   and in those all around us.

Fill us with Your strength

to point others to Jesus

by how we do our work,

through our words, attitudes,

      and Your grace.

We thank You

  that Your purposes far exceed

  what we can ever imagine.

Your vision stretches

    both before and behind.

Your redemption and glory

      leave a visible imprint.