George Washington Carver was born in a slave’s shack on a cotton farm. You know his story. He became a member of the Royal Academy, distinguished himself in science and helped discover countless uses of the peanut and sweet potato which helped salvage the economy of cotton-growing areas with depleted soil.
Dr. Carver was not only a distinguished scientist, a fine teacher and an inspiration to many people, but he was also a humble man of God. He began each day by spending an hour in prayer. He once talked about part of that prayer time. It seems he would sit down and say, “Lord, this is your humble servant, George W. Carver. Now what do You have for both of us to do today?”
I like that! Imagine the difference it would make if corporate executives sat down for an hour of prayer each day and asked, “Lord, now what do you have for both of us to do today?” What a difference it would make if political leaders, craftsmen, laborers, men and women, young and old began the day with that word – teachers, parents, professionals, linemen, hospitality workers, government officials – all of us.
Why don’t you try it and see the difference?