These Latin words mean"pray and work!" and they were adopted by the Benedictines. Of course they refer to two of the major components of the monastic life - prayer and work. However, it is interesting that the monks put 'prayer' first and then 'work'. They were advocating that all of our actions must stem from an attitude of prayer. Work is a gift from God, but we need to strive to make our work flow from an attitude of prayer.
Could you imagine how different our places of work could be if people did this? Wow, work could be very different hey? So many people think that we need to separate the two fields, because one seems to be a spiritual exercise, while the other seems to be economic. As Christians, we should seek to be more prayerful at work. We should also 'work' more on our prayers!
Nehemiah 6:9 - "They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.” But I prayed, “Now strengthen my hands.”
My friend Dion Forster co-authored a wonderful book on 'Transforming your work Life' - if you want to have a look at that book then click here to see more on this topic.
Living in Grace
D3LM3
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