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: 3rd Way Thread. Transcending the distinction between ‘ora et labora’, work & prayer. Matthew Fox: “Clearly, work is at the center of adult living.” Rilke: “Somewhere there is an ancient enmity between our daily life & the great work. Help me in saying it, to understand it.” 1/  “How readily the idea of work as a role fits a new cosmology, that of work playing a role in making the cosmic wheel go around.” N.O.Brown: “Work is mystical.” 2/ Quote tweet: James 2:17: "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." The Gita: "What is work? What is beyond work? Even some seers see this not aright. Action is greater than inaction. Yoga is wisdom in work." Heschel: "The prophet is a mystic in action." Feb 23, 2021 “Our action in the world matters," notes @RichardRohrOFM, "because it contributes both to the deeper incarnation of God and to the redemptive gathering of the whole world.” @RevDrMatthewFox: “We are talking about resacralizing our work worlds and therefore our whole world." 3/ “Work is that which puts us in touch with others, not so much at the level of personal interaction, but at the level of service in the community. A spirituality of work is about bringing life and livelihood back together again. And Spirit with them.” - Fox /4 Fox: “All work worthy of being called spiritual & worthy of being called human is in some way prophetic work, contributing to social transformation, not for its own sake but for the sake of increasing justice.” It is time to include justice for the more-than-human community, too.