Toil, both physical & emotional, can be one of the most rewarding elements of existence. It presents a beautiful dichotomy of pain & delight that cannot be found in many aspects of daily life.
It is through toil that we become deeply intimate with the frailty of our frame.
Our hands crack & blister, our emotions become fatigued, and our human limitations are exposed. We lose our tempers or lose our way or maybe just lose too much sweat or needed sleep.
But in the midst of all this losing, in the agony of the strain, if we turn our face to Him, we find God.