My husband has been working from home ever since the Covid-19 pandemic. That is the one good thing that tragedy gave us.

Working from home provides a lot of‬‬ freedom, for the both of us. We have more free time because he has no commute. We can eat lunch together, too. And if I need to talk to him, I can just walk down the hall.

His schedule is largely his own to make. There are scheduled phone calls and meetings, but other than that, when, where, and how he gets his work done is entirely up to him. If he wants to play tennis in the middle of the day, no problem. If he thinks of something important in the middle of the night, his office isn’t far away. And He is here to take care of things at the house during the day if I have to be somewhere else.

This doesn’t mean he doesn’t work as hard. He still has an important job to do with goals, deadlines, frustrations, and successes. He just doesn’t have to worry about the clock as much or office politics or traffic or scrutiny of a boss or coworkers. As long as he does his job well, he is free to keep doing it his way.

“For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.” (Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭13,‬ ‭CSB)

Following Jesus is like that work-from-home job. Jesus gave us freedom from the 600 or so laws of the Old Testament. He left us with two simple commands: love God and love other people.

As long as I do my job well, I am free to do it however I please. I can do it at home, in an office, on a tennis court, or in a bar. I can do it early in the morning, over lunch, and in the middle of the night. Love is my only job description. It’s a full-time job. It’s a tough, demanding job and a very important job, but it comes with an awesome benefits package.

Dear God, thank you for simplifying my job description and giving me the freedom to work at it without a lot of ancillary rules to worry about. Remind me to stay focused on my job and not get distracted with my own desires and agenda. And thank you for the promise of your amazing retirement plan for a job well done.