As we approach the summer I wanted us to consider where we live work and play.

In grade school the summer is about play, even through college with summer break we get a break. I remember as a child, warm summer days without school, where I lived became more vibrant, full of life, though I was essentially doing nothing, as Calvin and Hobbes once said "the days are just packed."

When we become adults the work aspect of live bleeds into what was once a playful summer. We cope and adapt but never really gain that childhood bliss of having no agenda.

Where we live becomes mundane. Where we work more so. Where we play, if we have the time, can even become a chore. But what if we had another view, a way to see things maybe not as they are but as they should be? What if where we lived, worked, and played were vibrant and full of wonder instead of mundane?

The gospel allows us to see things despite what they are as they should be. In this case where we live work and play are the places where God intended us to be and as we are present to him and his work we are his witnesses. We've been empowered by the Spirit to do so.

Would you pray with me this week: "Lord let me be a witness where I live. Let me be a witness where I work. Let me be a witness where I play." The prayer might start like this: "Lord let me see how you are present and Lord help me to be present to you." The Holy Spirit empowers us to do what is impossible: be witnesses. Let's pray for people to pray for. Let's pray for people that they might know God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and the Holy Spirit.

P.Fred