Seasons of Life/Vocations Prayer - 9 January 2022
LORD God, you told your people, “ Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places ” (Leviticus 23:3) . Your directive not only tells us how important sacred rest is, but it also points out how valuable our vocations are; that we have callings, jobs, and careers that are good and worth investing into during the vast majority of our week. Thank you for acknowledging our work, and O Lord, hear our prayer. Almighty God, you worked six days, making, creating, and calling all things into order. We ask your help, direction and focus in our jobs. Honestly, Father, work can grind down our hearts; bosses can grate against us making Monday a sheer drudgery; customers and clients can almost make us pull our hair out with frustration. Therefore, help us to recapture and be recaptured by Paul’s valuable reminder, “ whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything i...