Devotion - Monday, September 4

It may be difficult to notice on the Clemson campus, but today is Labor Day.  The University's failure to observe this holiday isn't a political statement, it has more to do with the disruption of the academic schedule and cancelling yet another Monday of labs - or so I have always been told.

Labor Day is a secular holiday, but there are things the Church needs to say about it.

The work we do is more than a means or obtaining a paycheck.  The work we do is our way of participating in the building of a larger, better society and world.  The work we do is an expression of our calling.

Some jobs can become life-draining.  I do not mean to ignore that reality for too many of us.  But I want to affirm the job done by each of us as one gear and a large machine which achieves the end we all hope for.

In LCM, our Two by Two program is an effort to explore how the work we do emerges from our baptismal promise.  This is but one way in which the Church affirms the ministry done in our daily lives and activities.

While there may be few ways to notice that this is Labor Day, be aware of it yourself.   And find a gap which will allow you to reflect on what it means to do more than complete your tasks - reflect on how what you do makes the creation the "good" place our creator said it is.