Piloting Faith: Everything changed...

A Word for the Day...

It used to be that your job was to do your job. You were hired to complete clearly outlined tasks. You worked within a job description. You had certain hours you worked in exchange for money. You were clear about what you needed to "produce." You didn't ask "why." The company, congregation or organization told you.

Then everything changed.

The internet was born. Computers fit into our pockets. Data became predictive. You have friendships across the globe. You can order your groceries through an app. We live in a new and unpredictable world.

Today, most of us work in places that need us to lead - to create, to think, to innovate, to be original. Helpful input now comes from those closest to the ground. This is new behavior. Sometimes it's scary. But when you push through the fear and get started, you will finally feel like you can breathe.

- Rev. Cameron Trimble, author of Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight

Prayer for the Week

You have promised to give us wisdom if we ask, and without holding our need against us. You don't fault us for asking, then asking again. I need this gift today.

Grant me deeper understanding in the common things, the things I do out of habit and without a second thought. May every part of my life me infused with your life - like light, like streams of waters.

Help me to rightly examine all things, to discern right from wrong, to see clearly what I should do. I need wisdom in...
my work
my relationships
how I speak to others
how I spend and save money
how I eat
what I give my attention to throughout this day

And it's not just for me. In the push and shove of competing opinions, our whole community needs wisdom. Grant us insight in our thoughts and desires, so that our minds can be open, uncluttered, and vibrant. Give us your wisdom, that we may be more like you.

Amen.

(adapted from The Prayer Wheel by Patton Dodd, Jana Riess, and David Van Biema)