I worked last Monday, 8 AM to 5 PM. It’s the first time in a while that I have worked a full day. Add to that the 60-mile round trip commute and it made for a long day. I came home tired and by the time dinner was done and I finished packing my lunch for the next day, I only had about two hours before bedtime. I’m going to appreciate this 3-day weekend more than I have in years.
Although tired, it was rather fun to get out and meet new people. It will probably take my entire 4-month temporary placement before I’m able to put all the names with the faces, if ever. Everyone I met greeted me with a smile and while there I heard a lot of laughter. Who knew a “finance” department would be so.
Work. Toil. Sweat. Labor. Drudgery. Have you ever just wanted to give old Adam (of the Garden of Eden) a thump on the back of the head and ask him, “What were you thinking?”
Gen 3:19: “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground.” [NIV]
Good old Adam plunged us into the work/sweat cycle. And yet, we probably would have done the same thing had we been in his place. Until the Lord returns, work, toil, sweat, labor, and sometimes even drudgery will be part of life. Still … there is a work that can be a passion … and passion changes everything — tomorrow.
