02-17-24

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
February 17, 2024
I’m sure someone famous said it, but I just found it on a scrap of paper when I was cleaning out my desk.  It read, “Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.” According to Paul, we were created for the purpose of doing good works (Ephesians 2:5). Good intentions are an excellent starting place, but if that’s all we have at the end of the day, we are not achieving the purpose for which we were created. To get from good intentions to good work might require a reset of our mindset, as we might have become comfortable, even complacent, when it comes to the gap between our good intentions and our good work.

Guide me,  God, into those moments where I can be the person you created me to be, a person seeking to do the good work you have called me to do. Amen.