Reflections (Page 2) They performed their duties, but their duties became flowers. Their duties were an offering to the Lord, an offering to God. They performed their duties because they were ordained to do so by the Almighty. This is a reality for every single person. "Abandoning all duties, take refuge in Me alone. I will free you from all sins. Do not grieve."Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, Darshan #114 at 47.

[T]rough work a human being becomes a giver, a contributor to life. . . . So . . . work is the natural expression of human life. Work is not a burden that must be wearily borne, but the very fabric of who we are and how we contribute to life. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Wisdom of the Rebbe at 95.

It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetetive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grasps for happiness. . . . But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard -- things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. . . . Galatians 5: 17-24;Peterson, The Message at 398.

Steep yourselves in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Luke 12: 21-32;Peterson, The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary English at 151.

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