A Verse On Sunday

The Gospel According To John, chapter 1, verse 6
'There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.'

There was a man sent from God, a man who was truly blessed for he had been chosen by God to do great works. Most of us are chosen by God for more humble, less spectacular tasks, and many of us, despising the value of our existence, seek our own glory, usually with disastrous consequences.
And when given a great task by God, like Jonah, like Elijah, many of us run away.
All things are in God's plan, to give glory to God. God did not send John so that John could work out his troubled childhood, or his problems of low self-esteem. John was sent from God to serve God.
So when you are called to work in the vineyard, remember that God is not there to serve you, but that you are there to serve God, to give him glory.
And if the work seems like hard work, tedious work, a long slog, remember those who are left in darkness, trapped in the prison of the self, never called to do the work of the Lord, and be glad.