I read some great thoughts by Elisabeth Elliot this morning. She takes my mean, rough thinking and states it elegantly and clearly. I have been doing the humble work lately: washing dishes, changing wet sheets, nursing, scrubbing the floor, etc. When I do these chores as acts of service (slavery) because of my love for the Lord, somehow they are transformed (or I am!). E.E.'s whole thought on this was meaningful, but here is the crux, her prayer and mine:
"Lord, break the chains that hold me to myself; free me to be your happy slave--that is, to be the happy foot-washer of anyone today who needs his feet washed, his supper cooked, his faults overlooked, his work commended, his failure forgiven, his griefs consoled, or his button sewed on. Let me not imagine that my love for You is very great if I am unwilling to do for a human being something very small."
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This might sound strange, but I would love to just be able to be a keeper at home right now. I would rejoice to just be able to sit and care for my baby or cook a good meal for my husband, although these tasks are certainly not glamorous in the world's way of thinking. Since Wednesday I have been trying to work, and even though it's only part time right now and it's the "slow season," it has been miserable. Instead of enjoying caring for my baby, I hope for him to fall asleep so I can work up a quote for some customer in a timely manner. Or instead of keep the house tidy and cook a good meal, my husband is the one serving me. It's difficult!
I love that quote you posted! I think I should print it and put it in my kitchen. I was just wondering if you've started sewing buttons now! :) Darcy
Arrrhhh! Buttons are my bane. So simple, yet I avoid the time they take. Just today I picked up two buttons that have been waiting for months to be sewed on. . . and I stowed them with the other, sad, neglected buttons. It's becoming a personal problem...
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