June 13, 2026

We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.

Brother Lawrence wrote this while working as a lay brother in a 17th-century Parisian monastery, spending most of his days in the kitchen doing dishes and preparing meals — work he initially found deeply tedious. He had no formal education, walked with a permanent limp from a war injury, and held the lowest rank in his religious community. What made him resilient was not toughness or willpower, but his decision to treat each small, repetitive task as a direct conversation with God, which meant no moment was wasted and no hardship could strip his life of meaning.