Daily Prayer - The rest of the story ...

Good Wednesday morning, my friends.
 
As a kid I grew up listening to Paul Harvey on the radio.  He would take a person or event from the news and take us behind the scenes to hear "the rest of the story".  He provided a glimpse of the details and background that led up to the headlines, or else looked back on an event and described what happened afterwards that was not reported.  It was always heart-warming and entertaining.
 
Our encounters with people take place in the moment, in the present.  We usually have no idea of what has brought them to where they are, or what will happen as a result of our interaction.  When we get to heaven we will know "the rest of the story".
 

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,
Bruce
 

Father, as we faithfully serve You it is not for our own fulfillment but for the fulfillment of the Great Commission that the Gospel message be delivered at home and abroad to the outermost parts of the earth.
 
No matter our Christian service, whether great or small, when it is offered in Your name it brings reward, often visible here and now but at times unseen by the human eye.
 
Help us to go forth in confidence and walk in obedience, no matter the fruit we see or don’t see, as we seek to glorify Your name.
 
We can take heart within our spirit knowing that we will hear “the rest of the story” on the other side.
 
Amen.
 
(http://adailyprayer.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/a-prayer-for-perspective-regarding-spiritual-fruit/)