Finding Faith: All honest work carries spiritual dignity

Martin Luther is remembered for his many theological developments, and one dear to my heart is his principle of vocation. A principle which he widened from just describing a divine call to being clergy, but rather to the call for service that every Christian feels. Luther was the first theologian credited for writing in depth about how every faithful person receives a divine call to vocation, or rather ordinary, every day service to their neighbor. I receive affirmation of this principle watching the people who work in our faith-based organization that feeds, shelters and houses more than 500 neighbors every day. Trust me, I can attest to the fact that it isn’t the hours, the pay or the simplicity of what we do that keeps them showing up each day. No, the work they do is too demanding for anyone to think they could perform it for long if there wasn’t a divine explanation.

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