Yesterday I had the honor of installing the new officers of the Hapeville Service League. The League does not have a set order of installation, so I sought ideas for the short ceremony. I found on in which pens were presented to each incoming officer and I took that idea as a basis for yesterday’s installation. As she performs the duties of her office each person will write part of this year’s chapter in the history of the Service League.
We each write our own history through our words, our attitudes and our actions. As with most pens, these actions don’t come with an eraser. Our actions are indelible. And yet our writing can improve with time and experience and through spiritual growth. Most of my devotion readers are Facebook participants and you who are will understand when I say that we write on each other’s walls. How I compose my life affects very many other people, especially since I am such a public witness for Christ.
The phrase “it is written” appears 72 times in the NIV translation of the bible. Present actions were very much affected by what had been written in the past. What we write today will affect the future. I hope your marks will be all you hope them to be.
Lord, you are the author of all life. I pray that we will together write a chapter in which the Good News of the gospel reaches all people. Help us to write lives that bring love, kindness, hope, help and healing to those around us and those beyond us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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