My father taught his children many valuable lessons — the foremost being that we were to revere the name of God at all times and to honor the love and unity of our family.  From the time I was very young, he seemed to place a great amount of trust in me.  In the safe and secure environment of our little town, he would send me to the bank to deposit sums of cash from the sales generated at his place of business.  Within two months after my sixteenth birthday and once I received my driver’s license, my father allowed me to drive 120 miles to an out-of-state city to pick up supplies from the headquarters of his company.  It felt good to “be about my father’s business,” to represent him in what I thought to be important affairs.

For years now, I have also represented my heavenly Father’s business — the most important in the world.  It amazes me that God entrusts the affairs and cares of the human soul to us disciples.  Though for years I preached sermons with words from the pulpits of churches, today I preach with my daily words and actions.

Prayer: Father God, teach us to be trustworthy in serving you as we serve others.  Amen.