Be an Ox

(Pro 14:4 KJV)  Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

Once again, Moffatt’s translation makes me sit up and take notice.  This verse starts off very simply,

    “No oxen, no corn:”

I think we often tend to overlook the people who are doing the basic tasks, but keep our lives going.  We forget to be thankful for their efforts.  What they do is not glorious. It is not sexy. But it is necessary.

It would help if we would be thankful for these people, and it might be a great thing to do to thank them for what they contribute.

So?  Maybe we should start thanking the clerks stocking the shelves in the grocery stores when we walked by.  Sure they get paid.  I also think they are unappreciated.  Perhaps the clerk behind the counter when you get a hamburger needs to be thanked for their consistency and showing up for work.  The list is endless.  Who knows, it might become a way of reaching out in evangelism.