Robert
Collyer penned it so well: "There is a great deal we never think of
calling religion that is still fruit unto God, and garnered by Him in the
harvest. The fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, long-suffering,
gentleness, patience, goodness. I affirm that if these fruits are found in any
form, whether you show your patience as a woman nursing a fretful child, or as
a man attending to the vexing detail of a business, or as a physician following
the dark mazes of sickness, or as a mechanic fitting the joints and valves of a
locomotive; being honest and true besides, you bring forth truth unto
God." How wonderful! Whether we are mopping the kitchen, comforting a sick
child, passing a bill in Congress, winning a case for an indigent client -
whatever - we are walking in His path. God has such a large heart!
"The
mistake of mistakes is to think that holiness consists in great or
extraordinary things, beyond the reach of ordinary men. It has been well said,
`Holiness does not consist in doing uncommon things well, but in doing common
things uncommonly well.' Few can ever do great things, and the few who can do
them can do but few. But everyone can study the will of God, and can give great
diligence to know it and to do what he knows. Your daily round of duty is your
daily path to come nearer unto God" (E.B. Pusey).
This
is such a wonderful reminder that we are doing God's work in the midst of
common duties. I would much rather write, so I have to remind myself that cook,
iron and dust are not dirty four-letter words!
Gracious
Father, help us to remember that You are with us in the midst of duties, both
lowly and highly!
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