T-12.

At just twelve days away from our first day of virtual school, something was weighing on me. Surprisingly, it wasn't that we had not received a lick of curriculum in the mail, or that I had not received the call that our student ID cards were ready (meaning the kids were assigned a student number from the county.) Instead, it was that I didn't yet have a verse. I had been diligent with my quiet time, during which I had specifically asked God to give me a verse to meditate on this year, but nothing. Then while I was trolling the Internet, not even sure how I had arrived there or where I had actually landed, there it was. It's not a verse but instead a selection from a book, with which no source was given, but it resonated so deeply.

"Do your work as an offering to God. Not for any other reason or to gain anything from it. I do my part and He does His. And after I'm done with my part, I don't worry about it. The fruits of our labor are not what we have control over. He's given me these talents and this purpose and my job is to do my very best and leave it at that."

I wrote it down immediately. Then later I investigated it's origin because I needed to know where these profound statements came from if I was going to meditate on them this year. I was surprised with what I found. It's from Do The Work by Stephen Pressfield. Interesting. I think I might add it to my reading list. Meanwhile, I'm reviving my memorization skills. They were never my strong suit.