Following Jesus in Everyday Work
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For the work you do and the people it affects.
An interview, a difficult customer, an honest mistake, a person depending on your decisions. These readings bring work and responsibility before Jesus without measuring faithfulness by a title, income, recognition, or a particular result.
A little Scripture to take with you
Work With All Your Heart
Colossians 3:23 · Free handwritten art
God's Handiwork
Ephesians 2:10 · Free handwritten art
Choose a reading for your workday
Before something new, begin with a prayer before a job interview or a prayer before starting a business. In the work already yours, start with Doing Honest Work When Nobody Is Checking.
Prayer, integrity, and care at work
- A Prayer Before a Job Interview (Psalm 37:1-11)
- Doing Honest Work When Nobody Is Checking (Proverbs 11:1-6)
- Serving a Difficult Customer With Dignity (Colossians 4:2-6)
- When Someone Else Receives the Promotion (Philippians 2:12-18)
- Receiving Feedback at Work Without Losing Heart (Proverbs 19:16-23)
- A Prayer Before Starting a Business (James 4:13-17)
- Treating the Person Who Works for You Fairly (Colossians 4:1)
- Letting Your Workday End With Thanksgiving (Psalm 92:1-8)
- Making a Mistake at Work and Taking Responsibility (Proverbs 28:9-14)
- Praying for a Coworker With Care and Respect (1 Timothy 2:1-7)
Bring one responsibility into the light
Ask: Is there something to correct, someone to thank, a promise to keep, or a person whose perspective I have not heard? Name one practical response to the passage. Where your role gives you influence, consider how to use it fairly rather than only how to get a result.
If work is unpaid, interrupted, or limited by your circumstances, you are not outside the conversation. Explore The Quiet Work No One Sees, readings about rest, or caregiving prayers.
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