When the laundry is for the dozen arms of children or the dozen legs, it's true, I think I'm due some appreciation. So comes a storm of trouble and lightning strikes joy. But when Christ is center, when dishes, laundry, work, is my song of thanks to Him, joy rains. Passionately serving Christ alone makes us the loving servant to all. When the eyes of the heart focus on God, and the hands on always washing the feet of Jesus alone - the bones, they sing joy, and the work returns to it's purest state: eucharisteo. The work becomes worship, a liturgy of thankfulness.

— Ann Voskamp (b. 1973), Buchautorin und Bloggerin

Topics: Joy & Gratitude, Work & Vocation, Service & Love of Neighbour

Occasions: For Reflection

Ann Voskamp

Ann Voskamp (* 1973) ist eine kanadische christliche Autorin und Bloggerin, die im evangelikalen Spektrum durch Bestseller wie „Tausend Geschenke“ internationale Bekanntheit erlangte. Ihre lyrisch verfassten Texte stellen Dankbarkeit und Gottes Gegenwart im Alltag sowie im Leid in den Mittelpunkt, stießen jedoch bei einigen konservativ-reformierten Theologen wegen mystischer Tendenzen und erotischer Sprachbilder auf Kritik. Für Bibelleser bieten ihre Veröffentlichungen Impulse für einen lebensnahen Umgang mit Zerbruch und die Suche nach Hoffnung in schweren Zeiten.

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