Last Thursday, August 26, was the hundreth anniversary of Mother Teresa’s birth. When I read that fact in the newspaper, I remembered one of my favorite quotes.

Mother Teresa once talked about being like “a little pencil” in God’s hand. She said, “That is all. He does the thinking. He does the writing. The pencil has nothing to do with it. The pencil has only to be allowed to be used.”

I often think about being a little pencil in God’s hand as I write this blog. Before I decide what I am going to write about, I stop and ask the Lord to guide me.  I ask Him to use me to write words that will help someone.  I pray that He will use me as a little pencil.

I also pray that I can continue to keep writing. Paul and Timothy wrote a letter to God’s people in Philippi. They said,

“God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure he will continue it until it is finished.”

(Philippians 1:6)

I want to continue this good work for as long as God wants to use me.

The chance to be “a little pencil in God’s hand” is a sacred gift.  I wish you countless sacred gifts.