In the same way of being known from before the foundation of the world, we were destined to create a world of goodness and beauty, following Jesus’ lead in doing things that are the bright shadows of his kingdom that is here and not yet. Vocation—work—in this context is to be equated with creativity. This applies to all vocational expressions in life: parenting, sculpture, engineering, farming, architecture, theology, plumbing, teaching, friendship, music composition, performance and so on. And with each act of joyful creation—right down to the diaper we change in the middle of the night—we
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