We are a culture that has made an idol of “work” to such an extent that in this culture, more than in most, people are identified with their work, their positions, and their financial security. This enslavement to society’s demands is rampant, out of perceived necessity and sometimes from misplaced ambitions. We have to acknowledge how much our

“I’ve come to believe there is a divine plan of goodness for my work,” Daniel says. Gifted as a writer, photographer, actor, and director, he no longer demands of himself that he choose one skill over another. Morning Pages have helped him to inhabit each skill by turn. “I listen for what wants to come next,” Daniel explains.

I would argue that’s where God wants us, not preoccupied with the finished work He has for us, but more focused on the here and now, investing our lives in each other, trusting that the investment will create wonderful works of art.