My Call

I need regular reminders 

of my call to faithfulness, not to success. 

How easily I forget what's important. 

I still have some major unlearning to do 

about identity, results, and ministry. 

I am not defined by what I do, 

but by who I am. 

Or, more importantly, to whom I belong.

J.R. Briggs, quoted in "Among the Successful Failures"

Quote of the Week

Dominique Voillaume never tried to impress anybody, never wondered if his life was useful or his witness meaningful. He never felt he had to do something great for God. He did keep a journal. It was found shortly after his death in the drawer of the nightstand by his bed. His last entry is one of the most astonishing things I have ever read: "All that is not the love of God has no meaning for me. I can truthfully say that I have no interest in anything but the love of God which is in Christ Jesus. If God wants it to, my life will be useful through my word and witness. If he wants it to, my life will bear fruit through my prayers and sacrifices. But the usefulness of my life is his concern, not mine. It would be indecent of me to worry about that."

The Signature of Jesus, by Brennan Manning, p. 104