The Gospel of Labor

Poem★★★★

This is the gospel of labor— Ring it, ye bells of the kirk— The Lord of Love came down from above To live with the men who work. This is the rose that he planted, Here in the thorn-cursed soil— Heaven is blest with perfect rest; But the blessing of earth is toil.

— Henry

Also attributed to: Unknown

The point

Christ came down to labor alongside working people, making toil itself a blessing.

Scripture

Colossians 3:23

Audience

AdultsYouth

Tone

Uplifting · Hopeful

To tell aloud

under a minute · 53 words

Subjects

Heaven Gospel Earth Purpose Work Blessing Labor

Community

Loading discussion...

AI tools

More like this

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that bui…★★★★

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh bu…

— Unknown

When we get full of this grace we want to see everyone bless…★★★★

When we get full of this grace we want to see everyone blessed--we want to see all the churches blessed, not only all th…

— D. L. Moody

A Monk and the Highwayman★★

The illustration—This story comes down to us from monastery life. In a monastery in the south of France there dwelt a br…

A Prayer for the Beauty of Creation★★★★★

Almighty God, whose garden was Eden, whose righteousness is like the great mountains, whose glory the heavens declare: w…

— Arthur W. Hewitt

Over-the-Counter Medications★★★★

WHEN we get sick, we usually start off with over-the-counter medications. We go to the drugstore and try finding somethi…

— Tony Evans

Compassion: The Antidote for Hatred★★★★

Compassion is the most powerful antidote for hatred and bitterness that the human heart can find. It’s the one way to re…

— Byron Deel

Find more illustrations →