Daily Worship

The church – this is my mission space

March 13, 2014 0 0

Psalm 134:1-2

Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord.  Who minister by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord

Lord you have placed me in this church as caretaker where people come to worship you.
It can seem hard Lord to remember that this is my mission space,
when the minster’s role seems more important.
Keep me focused on you Lord so that through me, people can encounter you.
Give me a willingness to help,
an abundance of kind words in the midst of tension,
a generous thoughtfulness that anticipates needs,
so that people encounter your character in me.
And give me your patience for the grumpy,
your kindness for the difficult
and your joy in good work done.
Help me to model a Christlike attitude so that here,
in the ordinary activity of this church, people will encounter you.

 

written by Ruth Walker, Mission Scotland