THE SANCTIFICATION OF WORK.

 

SANCTIFICATION OF WORK .

In the service to Thy there are no simple tasks, no matter what we do in our lives, in our obligations, in our work, all are of big importance, its value consists of the spiritual level of who practices it, it is us who have to give it, its value.  By the teachings of St Paul we learn that it is absolutly proper, and of all necesity, to hold God in the highest part of the core of all things. When we practice this, we are giving to our activity, besides its natural value a supernatural one, and this means sanctification of our work, of our family life, our civil life, and all other time in our lives. This is one of the more important teachings of Saint Josemaría Escribá, founder of Opus Dei.

It is alike wether our activity is in our home, or we are a professional of some kind, as far as it is an honest, way of making our living, it speaks of the dignity of the person, of the development of our personality, and also as means of cooperating to the progress of the family and society to wich we belong, and this is part of the existence and being of the rest of the world. It is a way of sanctity, in wich by means of out personal activity we not only sanctify our selves, but if we offer it properly to God, we  are not only sanctifying our selves,  but are sanctifying our work, and this can help can sanctifying others. No other way can do do better to improuve the quality of mankind existance. We are puting Jesus Christ in the center of our indispensable activities, and this is most agreable to the Holy Trinity.

We must exercise our virtue of Hope, doing our obligations with responsability, with love, knowing that we are pleasing God, that we are investing in our salvation, when we perform in the best posible manner all our doings, we are not only pleasing God, but we are doing of ourselves, better persons, and this is a very important issue, It is not necessary to mention all the adventages that this means. As catholics that fullfil our christianity acording to our doctrine and a well done activity, with our best effort,  offered to God, is a sure the way we obtain our sanctity, way of salvation. Our efforts will never be unimportant to God, on the contrary, Thy that knows every thing, is alwais taking note.

Other virtues that are associated to the sanctification of our work are perseverance, and when offering it, as a way of santifying ourselves, results in that difficulty  makes it more gratifying, we seek gladly the solutions, the intensity of our efforts make up for better results. Also the spirit of sacrifice to obtain a better done job is very valuable at the eyes of God, specially if we perform with peace of mind, joy and presence of jesus. Along the working day we should mantein a communication with Jesus as a feed of force, of gladness, as a feeling of complying, this is realy the santification of our labor. Also a good advice is the offering of what is ahead of us, what has been planned for, or by us, to show Jesus Christ that we are willing to perform all our tasks as offering to Thy, looking to please and to acces a life of true saints.

We know that this offerings are the most pleasant orisons elevated to Heaven, that the Holy Trinity accepts it with pleasure, this is the motive to carry out with all the perfection that we are capable of, our duties. Lets ask the Holy Virgen Mary, to help us, specially bringing to our memory, at all times of the working hours, that we must offer to God our activity and to perform it in the best way.