Secretary to the Master

View to the porch at Mrs. White's home in Vermont.

In the old days, it was important to keep a daily account of one's life.   Journals and diaries were written by many, including ministers, missionaries, and farm wives.  Often, when we go about our labor, we may forget the purpose of our lives.  We may live in a way that is easy to forget, thinking that it doesn't matter.

Yet the very shortness of our lives ought to help us realize that each day, each month, each year, is valuable to the Lord.  

As we greet visitors to our homes, do the grocery shopping, care for the children, and keep house, we can do it all for the Lord, with joy, with dignity, and with grace.  We will make a greater effort if we know we are going to write it down in a book.

Some of the old diaries might only mention the weather, the gardening, or the names of the guests who came by.  It may record special events, happy moments, and memorable sayings.  Some days there may be more to say than others. But the habit of writing a journal, in a real notebook, will provide a time of contemplation, devotion, and an appreciation for life.  It may very well bring peace, especially if one does not abuse the journal with words of frustration, negativity, or bitterness.  Write about the beauty of one's days. Think on the best parts of what is happening in your life and put those precious thoughts in the book.  This will give you a beautiful scene of your life, taken from the rubble of the chaos that surrounds all of us.

There is a great deal of peace and joy when driving down the street on the way to do the errands,  when sweeping the kitchen floor, or when rocking a baby in the nursery.  Each little act, done with love and care, may very well remind one that our work on this earth is intended for a greater, eternal purpose.  

As we write our diaries, recording our days, we are doing the work of a secretary. We are keeping an account of our time. One could very well be called a "Secretary to the Master," doing his precious work every day of our lives.

 

Blessings 

Mrs. White

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