The LORD repay you

  for what you have done,

and a full reward

  be given you by the LORD,

            the God of Israel,

under whose wings

  you have come

             to take refuge.

                Ruth 2. 12

(Faithfulness to God

always produces fruitfulness

in some amazing way

                by His hand,

that which we can see,

and that which will extend

    far beyond our lifetimes.

What am I doing here,

  in this hard and endless work,

  in this foreign place,

  in these strange circumstances,

  beyond what makes sense

                           to me?

Just an intricate

     and integral part

of God's grander narrative.

More than we can

              ever imagine.)

O LORD,

Help us to be faithful to You,

     today in this work

that You have placed

     on our paths

              and on our hearts.

Please sustain us

   by Your strength

and by Your deeper purposes

for Your glory in this,

for the fruit You are using

          for Your Kingdom.

Even in the hard stuff,

help us to

      bring Your name here

to bless You in this day.

Even now.

Even in this.

Seeking You in it.

We would be astonished

    if we knew the outcome

of Your ways in this

           ordinary task.

In Your eyes,

in Your ways,

in Your purposes,

     there are no

     insignificant obediences.