“Out of more than a score of great civilizations in human history, modern Western civilization is the very first to have no agreed-on answer to the question of the purpose of life. Thus more ignorance, confusion—and longing—surround this topic now than at almost any time in history.
The trouble is that, as modern people, we have too much to live with and too little to live for. Some feel they have time but not enough money; others feel they have money but not enough time. But for most of us, in the midst of material plenty, we have spiritual poverty.”
Os Guinness in The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2003) 4. This is one of great books that surfaces in the Faith and Work conversations.
Does the picture Guinness paints sound familiar?
This is precisely why we must help people hear “the call” that life is found in a job, its found in Jesus. Then and only then will people get on the pathway that leads to spiritual plenty on which they are transformed into conduits of divine generosity.
Pray for God’s blessings on today’s meetings with 25 EFCA pastors and 25 lay leaders as we explore together the topic of the integration of faith and work.