A Jeremiah Challenge

LIVING IN THE ORDINARY     

     -As challenged by Jeremiah and adapted from a sermon by Gerry Derksen

 

Living in the ordinary is so plain and ordinary

So very boring with the sameness

Of non-spectacular, non-newsy living in communities without

Stirring up the people but rather living in realities

Of faithfulness and caring;

Of planting gardens and working at the ordinary

Aspects of life away from home.

But

Living in the ordinary is so much more than that

When God is in the picture; when God is in control.

Stake your money on God's promises

Of help and guidance every day;

Of bringing people home because God cares enough

To make happiness a vital part of each one's being.

Living in the ordinary is always temporary when God's in charge.

• Written 10-11-07