Location: Revolutionary SoupAgenda: Celebrate our Two Week Anniversary of Togetherness
An auspicious beginning, to be sure. Yet this anniversary shadowed a different, though no less important, landmark in our year: we have now completed an entire five-day work week with our new employers.
While our soup was full of Revolutionary zeal, we discovered that many of our work lives bear little resemblance to the passionate longing many of us brought to the table only weeks ago: a hope to change the world, a longing to make a difference. Throughout our varied work experiences, one common thread emerged: making a difference is taking a different shape than what we once expected. Instead of idealistic activism, we begin to change the world each morning in front of a filing cabinet at 9 a.m. sharp.
But perhaps this is a chance to remember Who it is we are serving, in both the mundane and the adventureful -- the ordinary and the breathtaking. Just perhaps this isn't about the ideas we can generate or the policies we can revamp but about the people we can serve and the love that we can give. In fact, perhaps it's not even about "we" or "me" but "Him" and "them." Just perhaps.
Happy Anniversary.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Colossians 3:23-24
2 comments:
Wilson, my pastor back at Covenant Presbyterian in Hburg has been saying a lot lately, "dream big for God, and live small for God" I would encourage you to read culture-making: recovering our creative calling by andy crouch. He paints a beautiful picture of how changing culture actually starts and has its proper outflow into the world from our homes, our local communities, the places where we work. You reflect that thought very well in your blog.
Holla if you hear me, fellows.
I enjoyed reading this post, Wilson. It was a good insight into the complexity of learning to be salt and light in whatever environment. Loving God with all your heart, soul, and strength and loving your neighbor as yourself are trustworthy guides that can bear fruit no matter where you are.
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