O God of our work and of our joy,
you have made us glad by your work,
and by the work that you have given to us.
And what kind of work do you expect us to do?
Live quietly, mind our own affairs, work
with our hands, and love as you love.
To love as you love is to love our
enemies and pray for our persecutors
(for you bless righteous and unrighteous).
As we do our work, may we enjoy the rain
and sun that rises on us, good or bad;
and finishing our work, may we
sing for joy at your work.
you have made us glad by your work,
and by the work that you have given to us.
And what kind of work do you expect us to do?
Live quietly, mind our own affairs, work
with our hands, and love as you love.
To love as you love is to love our
enemies and pray for our persecutors
(for you bless righteous and unrighteous).
As we do our work, may we enjoy the rain
and sun that rises on us, good or bad;
and finishing our work, may we
sing for joy at your work.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 92; 149; 23; 114
Exod. 40:18-38
1 Thess. 4:1-12
Matt. 5:38-48
Selected Verses
Ps. 92:4
For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
Exod. 40:33
He set up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and put up the screen at the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
1 Thess. 4:11
…to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you…
Matt. 5:44-45
"…But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. …" [Jesus on the mountain, to his disciples and the crowds]
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