Since 1894, our nation has observed Labor Day as a civil holiday. Though secular in origin, Labor Day has deep roots in the Judeo-Christian understanding of human work.

From our reading of the creation account of Genesis, which depicts God as a creative laborer, we have learned to regard work as sacred. God, the original "worker," has bestowed on human beings the capacity to share in God's creativity, thereby making work itself a holy activity.

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