God's Glory Church

“For who will eat, and who will be able to consume without Him?” — Ecclesiastes 2:25

As I watched the crowd gradually flow from the platform to the train, I felt the heaviness of Monday creeping up on me. The sleepy, gloomy faces of the passengers crammed into the carriage spoke eloquently about their attitude to the coming working day. Attempts to take a more comfortable position were met with a gloomy look and disapproving grumbling. Gray weekdays again, monotonous work again.

And then I remembered that only a year ago the trains were empty. Quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the course of life. We couldn’t even go to a cafe to have lunch. And some, hard to believe, missed the office! And now we are back to normal life, we go to work again. “Ordinariness,” I thought, “is good. Ordinariness is a blessing!”

Looking at the futility of daily work, King Solomon came to a similar conclusion (Eccl. 2:17-23). At one time, such work seemed to him endless, pointless and unsatisfying (v. 21). But then he realized that the opportunity to eat, drink and work is a blessing from God (v. 24).

If we are deprived of such a “routine”, we will quickly understand that it is a kind of “luxury”. Therefore, we thank the Creator that we can eat, drink and find pleasure in all things. All this is His gift (Eccl. 3:13).

What simple blessings are you grateful to God for today? What can you do for those who do not know how to rejoice in everyday blessings?

God, thank you for my “normal” weekdays, no matter how boring they may seem. Help me to be grateful for all your blessings.

Author: Leslie Koh