Send in the clowns

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
Colossians 3:23




Sheila noticed posters going up all over town, announcing that the circus was coming. Lion tamers, wire-walkers, trapeze artist and of course, those most anticipated performers- the clowns-were on their way!.

Clowns work hard at their profession. In fact, in order to travel with the Ringling Brothers Circus, clowns must successfully complete clown college-an intense course of study that covers everything from makeup to pratfalls, costuming to making balloon animals, juggling to sleight of hand.

As Sheila stood at the stove sauteing vegetables for supper, she sensed a connection to this group of performers in the circus. Though she didn’t wear a clown costume or clown make-up, she worked hard at juggling-balancing her time among home, family, work, friends, and church. She wasn’t skilled at card tricks or sleight of hand, but she could work “magic”, transforming everyday grocery items into flavorful meals seven days a week. And while she might not know the in and outs of balloon-animal art, she made lots of other things, from costumes for school plays to crafty Christmas gifts and decorated birthday cakes. And she had taken many a fall-not pratfalls, but real falls-when she’d gone in-line skating with the children or walked the dog on icy sidewalks.

God’s Word says that we are to work at whatever we do with all our hearts, whether we’re clowns or cooks, minstrels or mothers. And when we do, we might just provide our friends and families some laughter along the way!


Lord turn the routines of work into the celebrations of love.

The question for today is “The funniest thing that has happened to me was?

Taken out of the book of “Quiet Moments with God for Women.”