Afternoon Thoughts:

Is Your Work Sacred?

We spend much of our time focused on what we consider to be the ideal type of work. But what if our occupation is less about what we want and more about what we're being asked to do? What if our work is more of a calling?  [Our] calling emerges out of a context of close family friendship. In fact, the greatest vision comes out of great relationships. This calling is not simply about a job description. This is about understanding our essence to fulfill our destiny. Remember that when God revealed his plans to Moses, to free the thousands from slavery in Egypt, Moses responded by asking God, "Who am I?" And God said to him, "You're with me"[see Exodus 3:11]. That was all that mattered. It wasn't the specific tasks that God was asking Moses to do that mattered most of all (though those were important). What was most important was that Moses grasped that he was with God, in God. That he was part of the family. Whatever would come, God had his back. Our job description is equally simple. Be with the Father. Follow his lead. What matters most is not the specific job we do; it's whether we are following Jesus and doing the Father's will. All of our work is sacred work. The excellence of all our work speaks to who he is. And the extraordinary spirit of our work emerges anyplace we serve. -Xealots: Defying the Gravity of Normality, by Dave Gibbons