Today many of us return to our "regular lives." Some of us will return to a day jam-packed with meetings. Some of us will sit quietly and stare at all the e-mails that have been waiting for us. Some of us will care for the loved ones of others who need to get back to regular life and regular work.
Some of us will be happy--having a regular schedule keeps our moods more regular and makes it easier to eat in a more healthy way and to get some exercise. Some of us will be sad--some of us won't have much in the way of time off for the next few months.
Some of us are grateful to have jobs, and some of us wish we had other jobs. Let us not forget those wishing that they had any kind of work at all.
Before the morning gets any later, let us pause and pray:
Creator God, be with us on this day when so many of us leave our holidays behind and return to our regular lives. Give us extra measures of patience. Give us creative solutions that we might never have seen without our time away. Be with those looking for work. Be with those of us who are frustrated with the work we have. And help us all to realize that the important work may not be in our workplaces at all.
but bestows favor on the humble
6 months ago
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