An unknown person has quipped, “The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television.”

Robert Frost said, “The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.”

Then there’s Robert Benchley who is remembered for saying, “Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.”

The quote I’d like to talk about, though, comes from a friend who says that the value and importance of “secular employment” is an unexplored and often ignored area for many followers of Christ. He says he hardly ever hears an emphasis in church about the spirituality of common work– even though most of us spend a good part of our lives on the job.

Just wondering whether you agree with that? For example, do you see the value of the work you do– or do you see it as a necessary evil?

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