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I’m reading the book “Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace” by Scott Hahn. In the book, Hahn explains the Theology of Work – something that is core to Attollo. He states that the Theology of Work makes the audacious claim that the work we do can get us to heaven – and redeem many other souls too – not because it’s our work but because it’s God’s work. Whether the world counts us as successful is secondary; we want such success only to glorify God. What is primary is that we work with God’s hands, with the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).
St. Teresa of Avila spoke of the dignity that Christ has given us as His co-workers:
“Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours
Yours are the eyes with which He looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which He blesses the world.”
We can do God’s work while at our workplace. As business owners or leaders ours takes on an awesome gravity as we can also sanctify others in the workplace (employees, clients, vendors) – all those we interact with at work. Our activities, can do God’s work here on earth. This means we need to strive for excellence in every area of our lives (in our professional life, in our family life and faith life) and live them all as an integrated whole. We can offer them to God so that He may bless, sanctify, or consecrate our work and make our work holy. Needless to say, we should always strive for excellence in our work because nothing less than our very best is worthy to be placed on the altar for God.
