WORK IS WORSHIP
Work is a necessary activity for
every living being. God has created both men and beasts with some purpose. That
purpose is called work or by some synonym. Workers are known by several names like workmen,
workwomen, labourers, artisans, craftsmen, performers, executors, operators,
toilers, wage-earners, etc.
Not to work is idleness which is
sin. To work is to use our faculties in the service of God. God Himself is a
worker along with humanity. Polish-British
novelist Joseph Conrad (1857-19240) says a man is a worker. If he is
not that he is nothing. British poet William Morris (1834-1896) prays : Give me love and work---these two
only. American industrialist (1863-1947)
said: He who would really benefit mankind must reach them through their
work. A former American President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) says : “All
growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or
intellectually without effort, and effort means work, Work is not a curse ; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the
only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.’
To visit sacred places of worship is
okay but to spend most of our time in our workplace is greater worship of
God. God wants to see us serving Him
through necessary activities of the world. That will be a laudable type of
worship.
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G.R.Kanwal
1st February 2024
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