To this end

we always pray for you,

that our God may

  make you worthy

  of His calling

and may fulfill

  every resolve for good

and every work of faith

         by His power,

so that

the name of our Lord Jesus

   may be glorified in you,

               and you in Him,

according to the grace

    of our God

    and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 2 Thesssalonians 1. 11-12

(We are not called to a job

          but to Christ.

It is through

      whatever we do

--the work He has given us--

with all excellence

and diligence

and faithfulness

in every good endeavor

   that God is glorified.

How do we see

and approach

   this work differently

because of

    Christ abiding in us?)

O LORD, we pray,

lay Your day before us

that we would follow You

step by faithful step

into the work

     You have given to us.

Help us not to be

 just productive in this day,

checking off its requirements,

but to be faithful

           and fruitful

in what You have laid before us

...even when we would rather

        be doing something else.

We are working,

but You are working

            far deeper,

providing our daily bread,

preparing and equipping us

          for what is to come,

by weaving Your glory

and Your purposes

   through what is now.

Help us not just to be

   faithful to You today,

but energized by it.