...and wrote on it

     an inscription,

like the engraving

     of a signet,

"Holy to the LORD."

        Exodus 39. 30

(Not just what we do,

but how we do it,

and whose name

   we write on it.

How differently

would we approach

our work,

our responsibilities,

our appointments

  even unexpected,

if it had His name

   written on it?

May we do all things

with excellence

as unto the LORD,

nothing too small

   that He cannot

   bring His glory

              to it.

Even in what we

only consider

   an interruption,

God works through us

in how we respond

in word, deed

        and attitude.)

O LORD,

We do not come to You

with our agenda

         this morning,

not laying our plans

  before You,

but come to You

that You would

lay before us

    Your day for us.

Your day

has no interruptions,

nothing You

        cannot redeem

in a million different

                    ways.

May we be aware

of Your hand upon us.

May we be sensitive

to others watching us

who desperately seek

if You make a difference

    in our lives,

not in performance

           but in grace.