In her wonderful book, “Liturgy of the Ordinary,” Tish Harrison Warren writes, “Christ’s ordinary years are part of our redemption story. Because of the incarnation and those long, unrecorded years of Jesus’ life, our small, normal lives matter. If Christ was a carpenter, all of us who are in Christ find that our work is sanctified and made holy. If Christ spent time in obscurity, then there is infinite worth found in obscurity. If Christ spent most of his life in quotidian ways, then all of life is brought under his lordship. There is no task too small or too routine to reflect God’s glory and worth” (22).
What a thoughtful and helpful perspective on life! Through Christ, the mundane moments of our day are redeemed. As Warren stated, “There is no task too small or too routine to reflect God’s glory and worth.” So, whether you are brushing your teeth, catching up on the latest news, sipping your coffee, taking your trashcan to the road, dressing your children, petting your dog, watering your flowerbed, retrieving your mail, waiting in traffic, or preparing for bed, remember that these types of ordinary activities characterized the life of the Savior of the world for nearly three decades before his public ministry started in earnest. Do not take these ordinary moments for granted. Christ has redeemed such moments for the sake of God’s glory and our good. Glorify God in such moments by thanking Him for His grace.
CBH
