The broad view of work

After Matthew 25:14-30

A blessing

or a curse,

a chariot

or a hearse,

a bane

or a boon,

all of these

simultaneously

are this thing

we call work.

Fundamentally human

ordinately divine,

it carries the burden

of dignity, of gravitas,

no matter how high

or low (he looked

at work and saw

it was good) (he didn’t

say it was easy). It is

all sacred, because

of its ordinance. It’s all

blessed, because

of its meaning. To hand

a bag of burgers

and fries through 

a drive-thru window 

is a holy act,

a holy calling.

Photograph by Jeremy Bishop via Unsplash. Used with permission.