this was passed on to me by Ann Callie Manning on my 60th. Prophets of a Future Not Our Own It helps now and then to step back and take a long view... We all plant the seed that one day will grow. We water the seeds already planted, knowing that they hold promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces efforts far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything. Knowing this enables us to do something, and to do it well. Our work may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way. Our actions present an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are the workers, not master builders. We are ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own. Amen. —Attributed to Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador (1917-1980), possibly original to Bishop Ken Untener
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:48:04 +0000
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