Perks of the Workplace

Many places of employment are into offering

enticing perks for coming to work for them.

On-site gyms, tasty cafeterias, cushy break rooms,

rock climbing walls, massage therapists...you name it!

I work at my church as the director of media

and communications. To an outsider who works

in the corporate world, the only perk you might

recognize is a pretty decent benefits package.

However, I'm reminded this week of a unique

perk of working in such a wonderful place.

We've been hosting our annual summer

Vacation Bible School. Just look at these faces.

200+ kids.

200+ volunteers.

Yes, you read that right.

And we don't even have to beg people to volunteer.

They just come.

They take a week of vacation time to be here.

Because they have a heart for God

and a heart for the kids and each other.

Yes, it's noisier around here this week.

Yes, there are strange interruptions.

And yes, we've all worked hard to prepare.

But God is working here this week.

I feel it just sitting at my desk,

away from the hub-bub and excitement

down at the other end of the building.

To be present where God is at work.

That's the ultimate perk.