This wonderful book is about work, the Sabbath and the future to come.

The blurb on the back starts with, “We’ve all heard it said: It’s who you are that matters, not what you do. Really? Where do the Scriptures teach that?”

I’ve definitely heard that before, and I’m pretty sure I’ve said it before too. However, as this book has helped me see, it absolutely does matter what you do. But perhaps more importantly, it matters how you do it. Comer’s argument is that you can be a binman, a bus driver, a neuroscientist, a teacher, an architect, a sales assistant, anything*! As long as you are giving it your all, working to the best of your abilities and doing it all for the glory of God. Humans were made to work and we will be working in the new heaven and new earth.

*Although, Comer does stress that the work should be good for the world and add something to the world ie. not be destructive, greedy, violent etc

I think the message of the book can be summed up in this line from it: “The goal of work isn’t to make money to buy more stuff; it’s to cooperate with the Creator God in world making, and then to take a step back and delight in our Garden-like world.”

If you hate your job, or you don’t think it’s “good” enough, if you don’t know what you should be doing or you love your job… I would recommend you read this.