One of my favorite sources of amusement is photos of business goofs found on the Internet by searching on “you only had one job.” But there is a serious, even holy, application of that phrase. Each of us has — each of us wields — her or his own part of the power of God. The use of the power of God — the use by each of us of our own piece of that power — has divinity in it. Certainly restraint, patience, silence, and silent forgiveness can all be uses of our divine power. But to neglect opportunities to use that of God within us to aid others or for our own growth — for stewardship of the piece of divine power entrusted to us — is to neglect our agency of the Holy Spirit.
Regarding that agency, let it be said of each of us, “You only had one job – and you did your very best.”
