Monday, May 1, 2017

Images of God the Worker

Today, May 1, is International Workers’ Day, as well as the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Interestingly, at the leadership seminar I attended this past weekend, I came across an unusual image that made me think of the future of the Mount Community—several women, side by side, working in a rice field! I’m certainly not suggesting that the Mount should flood our lower field to grow rice! However, the picture was interesting in that the women’s reflection could be seen in the water, which led me to meditate about how, no matter what work we might do in the future, we can be reflections of God during our time together in the school of God’s service. As Pope Francis has noted, “Work, to use an image, ‘anoints’ with dignity, fills us with dignity, makes us similar to God who has worked and still works, who always acts.” Thus we are images of God when we work, whether that be in a school or a rice field or a kitchen. And when we work side by side, the reflection grows to become an image of the body of Christ, which is a beautiful picture indeed.

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