The Word says, “as the Lord has assigned to each their task.” (1 Corinthians 3:5) Though we may think our tasks are common, let us always remember how important our assigned task is. I love the following poem that says it so well:
The common asks are beautiful if we
Have eyes to see their shining ministry.
The plowman with his share deep in the loam;
The carpenter whose skilled hands build a home;
The gardener working with reluctant sod,
Faithful to his partnership with God–
These are the artisans of life. And, oh,
A woman with her eyes and cheeks aglow,
Watching a kettle, tending a scarlet flame,
Guarding a little child–there is no name
For this great ministry. But eyes are dull
That do not see that it is beautiful;
That do not see within the common tasks
The simple answer to the thing God asks
Of any child, a pride within His breast:
That our given work we do our best.
by Grace Noll Crowell
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers for Daughter Tam. A common thing for most is to pray each day. And Oh, what a difference it makes.