This quote from a popular book by Richard Carlson is on the 'inspirational board' at work:
"Life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been a real life you would have been instructed where to go and what to do. This reminds me to not take my life so seriously."
I literally cringe every time I walk by. I want to yell out, "That's not true! Life is SIGNIFICANT, life is SERIOUS! We HAVE been instructed where to go and what to do!" The sad reality is that when people don't know and see themselves in The Great Story of God that is unfolding all around them, they write, publish, and believe silly quotes like this. This Great Story (as recorded in the Bible) is a story of God rescuing and renewing all creation from the bondage and effects of sin through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ that we might experience life to the full and joy excessive in Him! I pray that many of my coworkers would learn this story.
Lord, open their eyes to see the Great Story that is unfolding all around them. Lord, grant them grace to pick up the script, learn their part, and play it well. Lord, give them spiritual sight to see that life is serious and significant, not to be taken lightly.
