...you shall not do

   any ordinary work.

             Leviticus 23. 8

(This phrase is repeated

6 times in this chapter.

It is in relation to

      sacred days of worship.

But the reality is

   all we do is sacred,

nothing just ordinary,

nothing that God does not use

      in extraordinary ways.

Nothing that cannot

      bring glory to Him.

The Hebrew word "avodah"

simultaneously means

work, service,

           and worship.)

O LORD,

All we do is sacred to You.

Keep us mindful of You

   in our daily tasks

and even in the hard stuff.

Bring Your glory to it,

bring Your fruit from it,

help us to honor You

     in whatever You place

     before us today.