The Practice of the Week Week 9
Hidden Service, Quiet Courage
One secret act of service, and one small step of standing for what’s right.
One simple thing. Keep it small, keep it doable, and do it with them first.
Two things, both requiring courage. First: do one act of service this week that nobody finds out about — help someone who can’t pay you back and won’t know it was you. Hidden service kills the urge to do good for credit. Second: take one small step of witness — stand for something, invite someone, be openly kind in a way that might cost you a little. Notice what it costs.
Ask each morning: where is God already at work near me today, and how can I join him?
Find one person who’s hurting or in need around you.
Serve them in a way that stays hidden.
Take one small step of standing for what’s right.
Afterward, name what it cost — and what it was like.
May you serve where no one sees, and stand where it counts, because your hope cannot be taken from you.