In vain you rise up early and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves. (Psalms 127:2 NIV)
As a kid, we all had chores. Didn’t these seem futile? Why carry out the trash if it’s just going to fill up again? Why empty the dishwasher if Mom is going to put more dishes in there? When is work ever done? If it’s up to us ...