"For the Love of It"
In the hierarchy of our motivation we can begin with what we do because we have to do it and we do what we do for the people we love. We take jobs we would rather not have and we postpone decisions for the welfare of our loved one.
Some of what we do we don't even know why we do it. We don't think it through. We just do it without much thought or consideration.
But there are things we do because something important has hold of us. There is something compelling that awakens us to some things that we do because we love it. We do what we love and life is good.
What are some of those things?
What do we do because we love doing them? Maybe it's fishing or hunting or working crossword puzzles. Maybe its playing cards with friends or seeing a movie or walking in the woods with a friend. We do it because we love it.
We do what we love.
But there is a higher level of doing that involves loving what we do. We love what we do because something has hold of us and it brings together our vocation and our avocation.
What are the things you do that you love?
What are the things that you do because you love what you do?
What do you do for the love of it?
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net.
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I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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"But there are things we do because something important has hold of us. There is something compelling that awakens us to some things that we do because we love it. We do what we love and life is good."
I love this phrase. Clearly there are things we do because we cannot control them. But, identifying those things we do because they "awaken us" to something we love is a fascinating thought.
I think the notion of "intentionality" is important here. Clearly, we do many things we don't "love," and we continue to do these even though these are not part of our larger value structure. But, occasionally we get things right. Look forward to your sermon!
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