THANKS FOR EMPLOYMENT

THANKS FOR EMPLOYMENT

[When a person can] accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God. Ecclesiastes 5:19
If you meet someone and spend an extended time talking, you eventually reach the point when you begin to discuss what you do for a living or what you did before you retired. I love to hear about what people do for a living because they usually tell something exciting or infuriating or interesting about their line of work.
I am thankful for employment. I am thankful for a job that allows me to feed my family and provide for my children. I am thankful for the means to own a home, a car, and other things needed in a typical home.
I am thankful for employment that has meaning and gives me the satisfaction of doing something worthwhile. Most jobs, when boiled down to their basics, do not sound like much. One person rents tuxedos, another fixes pipes, another cleans office buildings, and another sells shoes. But each job is necessary and provides a sense of worth and calls for creativity and intelligence.
Our jobs provides us with an opportunity to do what we do well. They allow us to express ourselves and be a part of a community that is pulling together toward an efficient, prosperous, and effective society.
Let’s thank God for things to do and tasks to accomplish. Let’s be thankful that he ahs given us a way to provide for ourselves and for those who depend on us. If you are employed, praise God for your job.
PRAYER

Father, thank you for work that allows us to express ourselves and enables us to provide for our needs. Help those who are out of work to find meaningful employment. Amen.

为工作感谢

「〔当人能够〕取自己的分，在他劳碌中喜乐，这乃是神的恩赐。」 传5:19
当你与初相识的人愈谈愈起劲时，免不了就会谈到彼此的职业（或退休前的职业）问题。我很喜爱听人谈及他们的职业，因为当人在谈到自己的职业时，总有很多兴奋、烦扰，或有趣的事情要说。
我十分感谢神赐给我工作。我为能因工作而赚到钱供养家庭子女感恩，也为能因工作而赚到钱买屋、买车及买家中一切的所需感恩。
我十分感谢神赐我的是一份有意义的工作，使我从中得着满足。实在说来，很多工作都不是伟大的，如有人是出租名贵礼服的，有人是修理水管的，有人是清洁办公室的，又有人是卖鞋子的。然而，每种工作都有必要，都有它的存在价值，而且都需运用创意及头脑去作。
我们的工作提供我们机会，去做我们擅长的事。它使我们成为小区的一分子，与别人共同建立一个有效率的、繁荣而有建设性的社会。
让我们为有工作要做及有责任要完成而感谢神吧。让我们为神赐下工作使我们能供养家庭而感谢神吧。只要你是有职业的，就当为此感谢！
祷告

父啊，感谢祢赐我们工作，让我们在工作上发挥自己，并满足各样生活的所需。求祢帮助现在失业的人，能够找到一份有意义的工作。阿们。