Prayers of the grumpy

A reflection from Jim and Ginny Beck:

When we first saw that our RenewalWorks team recommended that we make sure every church activity contains prayer and scripture, we realized we have been missing the boat during our Encore Shop shifts. Volunteers at the store work hard. Sometimes we even get a little grumpy when shoppers leave behind a mess or when they quibble about our very low prices. So we decided that we really did need to start our shifts with prayer. We asked God to grant us patience and a spirit of helpfulness. After all, we represent St. Paul’s, and more importantly we also represent Jesus to our customers.

What have we learned? That God hears our prayers and does grant us extra understanding as we go through our tasks each shift. Thank you to the RenewalWorks team for reminding us just how important prayer is in our outreach to our neighbors and friends here in Manhattan.