Today is the commemoration of Gregory the Great, Pastor.
Today's readings are Psalm 119.57-64, 1 Kings 19.1-21, and Ephesians 3.1-21.
We never know what our Lord will appoint for us. Elijah followed his circumstances and fled from Ahab and Jezebel. But God appointed him to establish a successor to Ahab. Paul had persecuted the Church then was sent as an apostle for the Church. Both of these men spent considerable time encouraging others and appointing people to posts where they would serve God.
What is the appointment God in Christ has given you? Maybe, like Paul, he sends you far from home and will remind you that he is the one who is always with you, the closest family you can ever need or have. Maybe he has you living and working in mundane circumstances. This too is a way we can honor our Lord. He has one body, his Church, but it is full of different members with different gifts.
Whatever the gifts God has given us, may we use them boldly and faithfully, giving all praise to the Lord.
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