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    “Sophie the scrub woman” daily scrubbed the steps of a large New York City building. One day a man stopped and said to her, “Sophie, I understand that you are a child of God.” “Yes, sir,” Sophie replied, “I’m a child of the King!”

    “Well, as a child of the King, do you believe that God recognizes you as a princess?”

    Sophie beamed, “He certainly does!”

    “Well, if God your Father is your King, and you are a princess, don’t you think it is beneath you to be found here in New York City scrubbing these dirty steps every day?”

    Sophie continued to work as she said, “There’s no humiliation whatever. I’m not scrubbing these steps for my boss. I’m scrubbing them for Jesus Christ, my Savior! What He did for me was far greater than anything I can ever do for Him.”

    As the man walked away, he heard Sophie say:

I cannot work my soul to save
For that my Lord has done;
But I can work like any slave
For love of God’s dear Son.
    (Author Unknown)

    It is said that “he who considers his work beneath him will be above doing it well.” Nearly two thouseand years ago, Christ said it this way: “The greatest among you will be your servant.” (Matthew 23:11 NRSV). Today, remember that whatever line of employment you are in, work for the love of God rather than the glory of man.