Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. These are just the regular wildflowers you see in abundance in fall meadows. Some would even call some of them weeds. Most people drive the loop in Cades Cove in hopes of seeing wildlife or to see historic buildings. They drive right past the fields of these small wildflowers. This day I stopped to just look at both the beautiful clear blue skies and the fields filled with the nothing special but still beautiful wildflowers.
We all experience times in our lives when we feel small and unimportant. I think that maybe this is how the early Christians of Asia Minor felt. They were probably small in number and living a lifestyle that was radically different from their society. Peter wrote to remind them that even though they were looked down and even persecuted they each were important enough to have been given a gift - not a gift for themselves but a gift to use to serve others. They and we are useful in God’s eyes. We each have been given gifts to use to serve others. Our service may not ever been noticed but each small act of love makes a difference. Prayer Lord Jesus Speak to our hearts and show us how we can use the gift you have given us to serve others today. Remind us that we are loved and important in your eyes. Amen
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