Each morning IJM staff take the first half-hour of our workday to be still. With the immensity of what we are working to accomplish in the world, we need this daily reminder that the day in fact belongs to our God, and not to us. That God is, in reality, the one who gives life to our work fruitful and brings glory to His Kingdom.

We call this first half-hour of the workday our “8:30 Stillness.”

At 11am we gather together as a whole staff for prayer, but 8:30 is our time alone. Time to simply talk with the Lord, sit in silence, meditate on scripture, and give the day over in surrender to our God.

It is a gift to have this time disciplined into our day. For me this time becomes more and more a reminder of my deeply desperate need to walk closely with the Lord through this work… a reminder that this work belongs to Him. That I am simply invited to join and experience the wonders of his hand.