But the LORD said to me,

"Do not say,

     'I am only a youth,'

for to all to whom

                I send you,

     you shall go,

and whatever

         I command you,

     you shall speak.

Do not be afraid of them,

for I am with you

         to deliver you,

declares the LORD."

         Jeremiah 1. 7-8

(Do not say,

    "I am only a ________."

Fill in the blank.

Plumber,

teacher,

installer,

artist,

   what can I do?

With God,

more than we can know.

Each one of us

      is daily

 and divinely appointed.

We are all called

and live in our calling,

not to a job,

       but to Christ.

It is in our work

and daily encounters

  that God fulfills

  His purposes and glory.

Anything and everything

are all inclusive

and nothing but nothing,

    no one but no one,

is insignificant to Him.

Unlikely places,

    unexpected fruit.)

O LORD,

Open our eyes

   to all You have placed

   before us,

open our hearts

   to be sensitive to needs,

both visible and invisible.

 Help us to not

        be distracted

 from Your purposes in this.

You are sovereign.

You are working mightily,

  and You are using us.

Even in this.