I love Brian’s post about the virtue of work. Here’s a bit of it.

I meet a lot of brothers and sisters each week that feel like their particular work, whether it be swinging a hammer, or driving a truck, or writing software is somehow less than holy. I like to remind them that having a right view of the “priesthood of all believers” shows how all of life is sacred, that all legitimate callings are worthwhile and can be used to glorify their creator by “virtue of our daily work.” The point of the prayer is that nightly rest should enable us to go hard after God in our daily work (whatever that happens to be), and that in doing so, our God is pleased for it is what he has called us to.

What does this have to do with worship? Glad you asked. What if we encouraged such a holistic view of life on Sunday? What if we didn’t separate “secular from sacred” in our language, prayers, songs, and preaching? What if we encouraged our carpenters to be the best at their craft? What if we encouraged our baristas to make the best latte’ they could (it’s an artform!)? What if we told our stay-at-home moms how important they were in developing the next generation? What if we told our drivers that if they didn’t get their goods delivered on time we wouldn’t be able to eat? What if we gave back the dignity that our God envisioned for Adam in the garden - to see all of life restored in worship seven days a week. Then on Sundays we could gather as God’s people and rejoice in the virtue of the daily work he has given us, be refreshed and encouraged to to scatter and do it all again. What if….?