{"id":3850,"date":"2016-08-29T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T06:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2016-08-29T00:01:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T06:01:50","slug":"laborare-est-ludere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/laborare-est-ludere\/","title":{"rendered":"Laborare est Ludere: To Work Is Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Laborare est Ludere<\/h3>\n<p>There is a Latin phrase derived from the Benedictine motto that goes \u201claborare est orare\u201d (to work is to pray), often said simply as <em>work is prayer<\/em>. As an adult, I can all too easily view the work I have to get done as mere drudgery: a means to an end. But for my children it is different! For them, laborare est ludere, to work is to play. Involving them in an activity like shucking corn is an opportunity for joy and pleasure; they marvel at the shiny kernels hidden beneath the many layers of green, and revel in the feeling of accomplishment when they find themselves capable of completing the task and doing it well. Truly we must \u201cbecome like little children\u201d (Matthew 18:3), there is so much that we can learn from them! To go forward in my work with a prayerful spirit, I must first recapture that childlike spirit of wonder.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3853 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-1.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-1\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3854 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-2.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-2\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3855 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-3.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3856 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-4.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-4\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3857 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-5.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-5\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3858 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-6.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-6\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3859 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-7.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-7\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3860 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-8.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-8\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3861 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-9.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-9\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3862 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/laborare-est-ludere-10.jpg\" alt=\"laborare-est-ludere-10\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3255\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellodearest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NoelMillerBio_image_small.jpg?resize=125%2C165\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellodearest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NoelMillerBio_image_small.jpg?resize=100%2C132 100w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellodearest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NoelMillerBio_image_small.jpg?w=125 125w\" alt=\"NoelMillerBio_image_small\" width=\"125\" height=\"165\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Noel Miller is a stay-at-home mother, writer and photographer. She was born and raised in Chicagoland where she lives with her husband and their three little ones (ages baby to five). She writes about faith, family, and home at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theologyofpie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.theologyofpie.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laborare est Ludere There is a Latin phrase derived from the Benedictine motto that goes \u201claborare est orare\u201d (to work is to pray), often said simply as work is prayer. As an adult, I can all too easily view the work I have to get done as mere drudgery: a means to an end. 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