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FRIDAY THOUGHT 3/5/10

March 5, 2010 on 11:44 am | By John Ingrisano | In Faith & Forgiveness | No Comments

Got Ministry?

What are you doing here?  Why has God called you?  (And, yes, by the way, He has called you.) 

For me, one of the most momentous shifts in my ego-based life was to go from “Lord, save me!” to “Lord, show me how to serve you!”  It harkens back to the recent morning I awoke with the words formed in my heart and on my lips: “Lord, as you died for me, so I will live for you.”

My point:  We all have a ministry, a calling, an opportunity a dozen times a day to love one another and, in so doing, serve the Lord – perhaps with a simple “God bless you,” or by picking up that one extra 60-cents-a-can tuna at the store for the food pantry donation, or even by biting your tongue and offering a consoling word when an over-stressed friend takes a bite out of you.  – jri

“May those who hope in you

            not be disgraced because of me,

            O Lord, the Lord Almighty;

may those who seek you

            not be put to shame because of me,

            O God of Israel.”

 

                      -         King David (Psalm 69:6)

 

Thank you for your prayers, as well as for the opportunity to enter into your day from time to time with my ramblings.  I also invite you to post comments sharing your ministries.  Have a joyful weekend. 

John Ingrisano

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March 5, 2010