Monday, May 1, 2017

Workers of the world … persevere!

Morning: Psalm 119:137-160; Job 23:1-12; John 1:43-51
Evening: Psalm 139; Proverbs 4:7-18; John 12:20-26
Where I grew up, in grimy, industrial Manchester, May Day celebrated unity among the ordinary ‘workers of the world’. Today the Church remembers two ordinary worker saints, Philip and James. We know little or nothing about them, except that Philip introduced the curious to Jesus. The Jesus movement depends on the efforts of ordinary people who give themselves to their moment in history; simply and without fanfare, they invite others who are curious about Jesus to “come and see”. Humble tasks performed with grace are like seeds planted in the earth; they bear untold fruit.  So friend, persevere!

Graham

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