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it is always a part of my prayers "I am yours to use today in any way you choose, Lord.".  Some days I think He has appointments for me in my tasks as a church staff person, or on others perhaps as a friend or family member.  And then there are days like today when I am at home......alone.....and sick.  I will likely see only my husband and have few, if any phone conversations since I have bronchitis.

But I am still His to do with as He directs. To school me.  To test me.  To reveal to me something new. To review something I thought I already knew. Most biblical characters we see for only a short burst of their lives. During the other countless days God was schooling them--building character, refining lessons, teaching through difficulties and even life's pains. Elizabeth suffered quietly waiting on God through years of barrenness. Yet her recorded words in Luke 1:43 are "But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?". No wonder Mary stayed with this wise cousin as she awaited the changing of her own life!

So today is not wasted.  On this ordinary day, my response needs to be that of Mary in Luke 1:38, " I am the Lord's servant. "