Thank God for Work & Retirement
Making sense out of life isn’t easy.
This is the problem facing the
preacher of Ecclesiastes as
he thinks his way through what
he has seen & experienced in life.
Every enterprise he has undertaken
from acquiring wisdom to amassing
wealth, has ended in emptiness.
In a sudden burst of emotion
the preacher realises that God
does indeed appoint the times
and purposes of life. But his insight
fades as he focuses on the futility
of life under the sun & overlooks
the One who alone can put life
together into a meaningful whole.
Lord, we give thanks in all things:
To everything there is a season.
A time for every purpose under
heaven… He has made everything
beautiful in its time…and every man
should eat & drink and enjoy the
good of all his labour (Eccl 3:1-13)
It is good and fitting… to enjoy
the good of all his labour in which
he tolls under the sun all the days
of his life which God gives him…
As for every man to whom God
has given… wealth, and rejoice
in his labour – this is the gift of God
For… God keeps him busy with
the joy of his heart (Eccl 5:18-20).
Lord thank you for blessing us
with work in this disruptive age.
We ask for divine Wisdom and
strength to tide over any problem
that may crop up. Help us whatever
we do at work, that we work at it
with all our heart as unto You.
May the work that we do and the
way we do it bring smile to all we
come in contact with and bring
You glory. And we ask for Your
grace into the workplace. Amen.
Lord, Thank You for the gift of
weekend when we can recreate.
Thanks for leave & season where
we are not assigned many tasks
and that’s your gift of rest to us.
And thanks in times of weariness,
we can find Rest in U. For U said
in Isa 30:15: In returning and rest
you shall be saved; In quietness
shall be your strength. Amen.
Lord, thank You for the opportunity
to step aside from the hustle and
bustle of work and the opportunity
to enjoy a slower pace of life.
Thank You for the way You have
blessed me throughout my busy
working career and pray that You
wont forsake me in my retirement.
May I live the rest of my days in
closer fellowship as I seek to do
Your will in every area of my life.
Open new horizons to serve You
in ways that will bless many and
bring glory to Your name. Amen.