Recognize. Remember. Bless. Pray.

I left aside the usual Thursday to come back to something more important today. As the school year drags on and we get further away from tennis season, further away from the influences and blessings that God placed in our lives, we also may tend to lose what we learned from that time.

I forget often about the value of hard work in completing a task successfully, about how the Lord will bless the labor that we do if we honor God with it. I forget the importance of praying for those who annoy or oppose me. I forget the blessing that I can be to many of my students.

So I wanted to put this back out here for comments.

What lessons do you remember learning throughout this past year?
In what ways is the Lord working in your life right now?
Do you see places where others need you to be a blessing?
Have you continued to pray for the annoying, the opposing, and your enemies?

I hope we can continue thinking about these themes for quite a while!

(By the way, the picture says recognize, remember, bless, and pray in Hebrew)