Work Willingly At Whatever You Do, As Though You Were Working For The Lord Rather Than For People

The View from Above

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.”
(Colossians 3:23)
When no one’s looking, does your work suffer? Or are you just as thorough even when God is your only audience?

Oscar Hammerstein wrote the lyrics for such musicals as “The Sound of Music” and “The King and I.” He was a consummate craftsman who appreciated attention to fine detail. That’s why a newspaper photograph of the Statue of Liberty caught his attention. It had been taken from a helicopter in such a way that it showed the top of the statue’s head.

“I was amazed at the detail there,” Hammerstein said. After all, the sculptor had done his work in the days before air travel. He must…