Prayers for Workers: Keep My Tongue from Sin
Your words matter. Speak the truth in love.
Read ArticleAn Advent Prayer of Confident Hope
Your hope in God is not wishful thinking but wise confidence because God’s love never fails.
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: Sharing Your Longings with God
I long for work that matters. Not that everything I do has to save the world. But I want, in some small way, to make a difference in the lives of others.
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: Waiting Patiently for the Lord
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7).
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: The Glory of God’s Work
As you work today, you are reflecting the image of God, the first and best worker.
Read ArticleLeadership Playlist, Song 2
If leadership is an uphill climb, then we need inspiration for the journey. The liberation that is life in Christ is the basis for imagination as a leader. We can feed this imagination by calling out to God, praising him that in Christ we are indeed “as free as a bird in flight.” In Christ, all things are possible and the hope of what is to come is worth the slow, hard work of leadership.
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Psalm 124:6 is an invitation to remember that we already have God’s help, that God never leaves us nor abandons us. We aren’t defenseless if we have God.
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: When You’re Feeling Burned Out
With God’s help, you can “scale the walls” set before you today.
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: When Someone is Out to Get You
The workplace includes a wide variety of relationships. Sometimes those with whom we work become not only valued colleagues but also true friends. At other times, we may find that people in our workplace are out to get us. Perhaps they’re consumed by competition for the next promotion. Perhaps they resent our success. Or, perhaps, for some unexplained reason, they simply don’t like us.
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: The Best Consultant of All
God is available to you, the best consultant you’ll ever have.
Read ArticleOra et Labora: Praying on the Run
I’ve always been a bit suspicious of those who paint too rosy a picture of the life of faith. Early in my Christian journey one of the popular evangelical sayings was that God has a “wonderful plan for your life.” Turns out, “wonderful” must have meant something entirely different than what I thought the word meant!
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: Keeping Your Word Even When It Hurts
God is honored when you keep faith in your work, even when it hurts.
Read ArticlePrayers for Workers: God is Present in Your Workplace
“God is present in the company of the righteous.” – Psalm 14:5
Read ArticleVocational Gratitude: Creation
Hope was wired to be a working dog. Her Creator gave her remarkable energy and intelligence for the purpose of herding cattle. And she was either going to fulfill that purpose, or create havoc doing something else!
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