Mark A. Carter (Texas)
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Sign Up TodayO give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. - 1 Chronicles 16:8 (NRSV)
As a public-utility worker for many years, I went out on service calls — often at odd times and to bad situations. Many times, I was greeted by someone who acted as if I were personally responsible for the sudden disruption. I was often accused of being incompetent, irresponsible, and...
God is always ready to listen to me.
Public-Utility workers
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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”
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