Many years ago, this lesson touched me, that what seems little or insignificant can be divine. So many in the world of work struggle with the desire to do something meaningful, to do something that makes a difference and, yet, are seemingly trapped by the burdens of everyday responsibilities and the unexpected trials of life. It’s hard just to keep plodding some days. I’ve been there and see so many close to my family struggle for long periods in that hard place where fatigue and hopelessness can overcome you. The futility of life filled with nothing but toil and trial can seem unbearable.

I hope this lifts your spirits. Your courage to be faithful lifts mine.

A young girl lay dying. A visitor asked, “Are you afraid?”

“Oh, no!” she said, “but what shall I say to Jesus when I meet Him? I haven’t really done anything for Him like some people. My Mother died when I was eight. While Daddy worked, I tried to do as Mother had done and took care of the four little ones, kept the house tidy, and then…I was too tired to do more.”

The visitor took the girl’s rough calloused hands in her own, and said tenderly, “Don’t say anything, dear. Just show Him your hands.”

Do what you can for the Lord today, no matter how small or insignificant the deed may appear. God, who can read our innermost thoughts, will reward us for every good motive and faithful endeavor.
By Henry G. Bosch, Our Daily Bread, March/April 1986

Our world of work is not confined to the sphere of commerce. Our work is all we do to serve Him and others, faithfully, day by day.

My thanks to Monte Unger for sharing this with me many years ago.