Just a quick quote from this Sunday's sermon which was talking about what it looks like to abide in Jesus and having Him abide in us from Jn. 15. In the three years I have been here, I have heard a lot of good wisdom about vocation and it is still something I struggle to balance against my life and with my faith. In all my balancing and line drawing, this is what I want to remember and Rev. Bill Haley said it beautifully yesterday morning. He is painting an ideal picture of a day in the life of a woman who abides in Jesus and vice versa. (Transcribed from the
audio, mistakes and emphasis mine)
And as she works and she works hard and well, not because she has to, but more importantly because she is putting forth her best effort toward what God has called her to do, like an offering. Like a priest raises a cup of wine and a plate of bread, taking what is ordinary and making it sacred.
Food for thought for the rest of the week: How do you take what is ordinary and make it sacred?
This is a very good question. It is one I struggle with often. How do I glorify God in a vocation that I believe is at odds with my faith? How do I take what is ordinary and make it sacred. This is something I'll be thinking about all this week. Came at a good time too, I've really been struggling with this question. So glad I'm not the only one asking it.
ReplyDeleteAh Liz, I always new we were kindred spirits! When you say your vocation is at odds with your faith, do you mean that being a working mom is at odds with how you want to raise your family? Just curious as we are both in teaching and I can't say I see my vocation that way, but I know our situations are about as different as can be in some regards.
ReplyDeleteI struggle with this one on the very basic front of sharing the gospel. Obviously, I can't with words openly in this context, but I find remembering to "make the ordinary sacred" a good way to remind myself of why I do what I do in a certain way.