Taking a CAB to get to your work.

As I did last week, I’d like to share with you a thought from the online ZOOM conference I “attended” a couple of weeks ago.

Another one of the “images” Tim Elmore suggested to us was that we take a CAB when we are ready to head to work. This was more of an acronym than an image – and Elmore is fond of these, too!

C stands for Context. As you head out to your vocation in the days ahead remind yourself of the context of our pandemic situation. By Elmore’s count, this is the fourth pandemic in the last century. He shared further that he had run across a photograph from 1918. It was of a Georgia Tech football game – and the people in the stand were wearing masks! Our country has been through this, before.

A stands for Application. If the tasks before you seem overwhelming and insurmountable, break them down into manageable steps. Those clear action steps can give you a sense of success and accomplishment as you move your way along.

B, finally, stands for Belief. Whereas the world around us would signal this with phrases like “You can do this” and “We’ll get through this,” our contribution as the body of Christ comes from St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians: 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (4:12-13).

God bless you as you head to the things before you with God’s voice (paraphrased!) saying to you “We got this!”