“It helps now and then to step back and take the long view.

The reign of God is not only beyond our efforts.

It is beyond our vision.

We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.

Nothing we do is complete, which is another way of saying the reign of God always lies beyond us.

No statement says all that could be said.

No prayers fully express our faith.

No confession brings perfection.

No pastoral visit brings wholeness.

No program accomplishes the church’s mission.

We cannot do everything but there is a sense of liberation in realizing that, because this enables us to do something and do it well.

It may be incomplete but it is a beginning, a step along the way,

an opportunity for God’s grace to enter and do the rest“

Lord we ask you to help see the things that we can do and help us to do it well at this time. We may not see the whole picture but give us the vision to see a small part of it that we can do something about for your glory. We ask you to use us to do your will. Amen