We speak of peak and mountain top experiences, and amazing adventures as if real life is only found in these moments when we are on top of the world; both metaphorically and literally.
The problem is the daily grind is then only a means to an end and not life itself. What if though, the daily grind is where life is at and these mountain top experiences are the inspiration that encourage us in the valleys and the flats? What if they are as equally important to life and they both belong?
If they both belong then how do we view the daily grind; the seemingly routine and ordinary, the messy, the sweaty and the imperfect? Are they to be denied or wished away as we pursue the next inspirational adventure?
We often divide the sacred and the secular; esteeming religious activities and dismissing the non-religious as less important. When we do that as Christians, we forget that Christ is supreme overall and sufficient for all. He is Lord of what happens on the Sabbath and also the other six days of the week. We might say he is Lord of the ordinary; except as Lord of all, He makes all things extraordinary.
Our ordinary lives, that involve the daily grind are in fact the majority of our lives. For most of us, we can neither entertain nor afford the time and resources to live on the mountain or to pursue the religious ‘sacred’ every day. What if all of our life is ‘sacred’? We must surely stop dismissing our ordinary lives as less than. When we do this, what then are we saying about Christ’s dominion?
What if salvation, redemption, reconciliation, grace, hope, love, fellowship, and worship are relevant every day of the week and not just Sunday concepts? How then do we live out these values in the daily grind; in our ‘ordinary’ life and ALL of life? What if we could be delightfully surprised to find God in the ordinary events of our life? Can I invite you this week to join me in finding meaning in what is otherwise known as the daily grind?
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