Law: all places are holy

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
    Feast of Michael & All Angels
Meditation:
    He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
    —Romans 14:6-8 (NIV)
Quotation:
    As a good Christian should consider every place as holy, because God is there, so he should look upon every part of his life as a matter of holiness, because it is to be offered unto God.
    The profession of a clergyman is a holy profession, because it is a ministration in holy things, an attendance at the altar. But worldly business is to be made holy unto the Lord, by being done as a service unto Him, and in conformity to His Divine will.
    ... William Law (1686-1761), A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life [1728], London: Methuen, 1899, p. 46 (see the book)
    See also Rom. 14:6-8; Ex. 3:1,2; Phil. 2:14,15; Col. 3:3
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, sanctify the labor of my hands. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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