Before We Go On

Camp Viola photo taken by Chelsea Brown

It's Morning, Jesus
Before we go on to other things,
Before we just take up the next thing.
Let us give you thanks.
You have been with us in sport and ministry
You have been with us in camp and service
You have been with us in recovery and baptism
You have been with us in baptistry and lake
You have been with us in hospital and hospice
You have been with us in birth and death
Thank you, Lord Jesus, thank you.
We are the people who know you, not just by name
But by relationship
We know you, not by religion
But by life.
We know you not just in good times, but in bad
You have met us on the mountain tops of our own history
You have walked with us in the valleys of our own destinies.
You, who still are the way,
Have found the bend in our way,
And moved us toward you
By drawing, by wooing, by winning, by converting, by saving.
So we do move on to Honduras and Africa
We do move on to city and state
We do move on to ministry and outreach
Touched and blessed by You who allow us to join your work.
Amen