The requirements of a work to be done can be understood as the will of God. If I am supposed to hoe a garden or make a table, then I will be obeying God if I am true to the task I am performing. To do the work carefully and well, with love and respect for the nature of my task and with due attention to its purpose, is to unite myself to God's will in my work. In this way I become his instrument. Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation, Location 357-65
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thomas Merton on Work
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