the works of our hands

"When you work, you fulfill a part of earth’s dream. To work with love is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth. It is to build a house with affection, even as if your beloved were to dwell in that house. It is to charge all things you fashion with a breath of your own spirit. Work is love made visible."
​- Kahlil Gibran
“Here lies John Smith, who for forty years cobbled shoes to the glory of God.” – epitaph found on a tombstone in London
Affirmative prayer: I am a beneficial presence. My work – be it for livelihood, a cause, or a personal project – is for the good of those around me. Because we are all connected in the One Life, the whole world is made better by my work and by the labor of my sisters and brothers. The works of our hands is indeed love made visible. Thank you, God, forever. Amen.

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