The subject of labor brings some interesting news:
\n\u2022 From New York \u2013 \u201cWorker Dead at Desk for 5 Days\u201d
\n\u2022 From Japan \u2013 \u201cJapan to Pay Widow of Man Worked to Death.
\n\u2022 Sign in the store window: NO HELP WANTED.
\nThe celebration of Labor Day is another matter \u2013 Originally set aside to honor labor\u2019s contributions to the U.S. \u2013 it has come to mean for most, just another day off from work and for some \u201cwork\u201d is just another four-letter word. According to one poll, only 43 % of American office workers are satisfied with their jobs. Each day in the USA 50,000 people quit their jobs. For many, work has a less-than-profound meaning.
\n\u2022 Lawrence Peter, The Peter Principle \u2013 \u201cIn time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties . . . Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.\u201d
\n\u2022 Sign seen in a workaholic\u2019s office: \u201cThank God it\u2019s Monday.\u201d
\n\u2022 Observation of a Dairyman: \u201cThe hardest thing about milking cows is that they never stay milked.\u201d
\nJesus said, \u201cI must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work\u201d (John 9:4). Enjoy your day off, then back to the work God has given you to do.<\/p>\n
Join me this week in the great work of prayer by remembering these global concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray for missionaries in the Ukraine who are having problems with their water supply.
\n\u2022 Pray for missionary kids who begin school this week, many of them in international schools.
\n\u2022 Pray for Patricia whose thoughts have recently been on family health issues in the U.S. while she works in West Africa.
\n\u2022 Continue to pray for those who work among Muslims during this month of Ramadan (Aug. 22 \u2013 Sept 20).
\n\u2022 Pray for those who serve in the mega cities of Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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