Labor Day

As Labor Day is just around the corner, it is a good time to remember that our daily work is an important part of our faith lives. Sometimes it can seem like the things we do during the week, our jobs, our errands, our parenting are totally separate from our acts of worship on Sunday morning. But the Lutheran tradition firmly believes that our daily work, our labors, our small acts each day, are ways to serve and glorify God. Martin Luther himself said: "People who quietly do thier jobs, tend their children, run the farms, fix shoes, cut hair and teach the children are the glue tht holds the world together."
This appreciation for our daily tasks helps us to realize that no matter what we do, we can serve God through each moment of our days. In caring for each other, in caring for the needy, in speaking words of respect, we glorify God in all we do.