Jesus is part of our everyday lives, I know thats a common sense statement, but is he really? In her book, Finding Faith in the Mundane, Kathleen Norris explains the relationship Jesus has throughout our everyday routines. She says, "When washing dishes, I am no better than anyone else at converting the drugery of the work into something better by means of playful abandon." How can we make, what we feel are the not so fun jobs or routines in our day, an act of worshiping God? It is sometimes hard for me to not grumble about work or cleaning around the house, etc. Its a choice.
I want to raise a question. God is with us, its a reality. Is how we act showing that? Would we complain about washing the dishes or household chores of Jesus were sitting in the same room with us? I'm not going to lie, but its somewhat easy for me to absent mindly put God aside. God wants us to look at our daily routines, as times where we can focus on him, and worship him, because this is where most of our time is spent.
The book gives a couple suggested exercises and the one I liked the most said to write PLAY on a 3x5 card and set it where you do most of your "work", as a reminder that your work can also be your play.
Blessings!
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