God is not some cosmic do-nothing deity. God is a creator, a worker— and we are created in this image. This is why the first human Adam is given a vocation and an assignment in Creation. Our reflection and our likeness of God will be expressed in our working lives and not apart from them. Work is a gift of God, not a punishment for sin. This means every worker is called to serve God in his or her profession or trade— not outside of it. The Apostle Paul will commend to us the posture of  “working with all our heart, as working for the Lord”(Col 3:23) “Earning all we can” should not be understood as aggressive acquisitiveness or justification for greed. “Earning all we can” is reaching our own potential so that we have “something to share with those in need.” (Eph. 4:28)