Examples of An Artist's Craftsmanship at Work - 2
From last time's examples of an artist's craftsmanship at work, let's see if we can draw out some lessons to apply to our own work, whether or not our work is that of artist or craftsman. From the get-go, we can draw the lesson of careful, detailed attention to whatever task that lies before us on this particular day of work. The emphasis here in not simply on careful detailed attention, but on this particular day of work . It's easy for us to slip into the "same old same old" mentality. The phrase can serve a purpose at times. But when it becomes our mantra day in and day out, we run the risk of missing the precious opportunity to create something true, good, and beautiful for God. And, yes, that task we're working on can be turned into something true, good, and beautiful. In our previous posts we used the example of the sanitation worker. How would such a person make this particular gathering up and transporting garbage true, good, and beautiful for God?...