Recognizing the Sacred in the Secular
Mar 14, 2008 Power Source
What a joy it has been being a part of the Pink Collar Club. While it has grown so fast we are finding it hard to keep up with it, we can truly see the hand of God in it all.
As a part of the Executive Board I am always honored by the articles of my fellow Board members. I am often convicted, healed, delivered or a combination of all three, by what I read.
I wanted to share this post by Carolyn D. Townes in the hopes that it helps all women of God who are also entrepreneurs.
“Unless you are an entrepreneur or spirit-preneur as I am, one of the hardest things to do is to reconcile your faith life with your work life. We seem to compartmentalize all aspects of our lives, living them out as if we too were divided into several pieces. Today, is my work day, tomorrow is my play day, and Sunday is my day of worship. We have somehow separated the sacred from the secular. What we fail to realize is that all is sacred in the secular world. God is in all ? our work, our play, as well as in our worship.
As women influencers, we are called to marry the two ? the sacred and the secular. We must live our lives as whole and divine beings, not depleted pieces of our true selves. As a member of a religious order, I have to look at my faith life a bit differently. My entire life has become a prayer ? so I don?t have to stop and pray. I have embodied the spirit of prayer so that when I am asked to pray for someone, no matter what I am doing, I can offer it as a prayer.
If we can just take a moment to stop, look at our surroundings and remember that we are part of the majesty of our Divine Master, then we bring our faith and spirit life into the other parts of our life. We tend to live depleted lives; lives broken up into sections like a theatre ? one moment the balcony, and the orchestra the next.
When we develop a relationship with God, we can then recognize God in all areas of our lives; not just on Sunday morning. Our Lord Jesus died for us to have more than Sunday morning religion; he died for us to have a deep and abiding relationship with him and God the Father.
So just for today, think about your life and where you fit God into it. Is God in one part but not in another? Is prayer only for emergencies and not for gratitude as well? Do you answer the call to love at all times, no matter who or where or when?
To lead is to serve, and to serve is to love.”
March 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Another great post LaTara - very thought provoking! Thank you!!!
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