Be Thou my Wisdom
Posted by tom | Dec 4, 2009
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Ever have a task at which you are particularly ill equipped? For me it is sorting through paper resources/files. I see so many possible uses and relationships between various materials that I find them difficult to categorize, file, set down, and/or throw away.
On Monday I faced off against the new to me filing cabinets which I found free a few houses down the street. The goal was not only to move over files, but also to clean up/out some unnecessary papers. Setting aside the computer virus issues and the scurry of Advent/Christmas preparations (as the girls had no school due to deer season), I did not make much progress. Why? I came across sheet after sheet of paper which
- Testified to God the Father's powerful work in His creation (particularly related to campus ministry) through His mighty hand, Son, people, and Spirit.
- Reminded me of tasks to be completed, which I tried to accomplish to get them off the list and discard the sheet of paper.
- Generated new ideas for the campus mission.
I dwelt upon a Be Thou My Vision handout for quite some time, remembering the numerous times I've shared the words/themes of the song during conferences, campus gatherings, and personal appointments. With Advent beginning, I was particularly drawn to the verse given above.
Pray that the Word and Spirit would enable me to may seek/receive and encourage others to seek/receive the Wisdom of God each and every day. Pray for the wisdom of God (and not my own musings) to flow with clarity in appointments, e-communications, presentations, and social interactions during a busy season with varying lengths of conversation. Note: I've found greatest length of conversation and opportunity to get to know people to occur during various social gatherings? Why? Previously open times in campus schedules fill due to the end of term and various holiday events.
Pray for God to grant me and all in our household/ministry to be filled with Wisdom all the days of our lives at home, among the people of God, in the community, on campus, wherever we are sent.
