We are what [God] has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works.   Ephesians 2:10

Like other rabbis of his era, the aposile Paul was expected to support himself independent of his teaching in local synagogues. Paul’s profession was tent making, and through that work he came to know people such as Aquila and Priscilla, who would become leaders in the early church.  Today we think of Paul as an extraordinary person — not because of his tent making but because of how he called people to follow Christ. Certainly there must have been days for Paul when making tents came first. I think of this sometimes when my everyday duties become priorities that seem distant from my focus on faith.

Paul’s experience reminds me that in any good work I can find Christ and others who can be a part of my Christian experience. God can be glorified in how I handle the simplest chores and the most troublesome tasks. All of us can be faithful in the work of helping others know, love and serve Christ. 

Dear Lord, may we glorify your name in all that we undertake each day. Amen.