{"id":517,"date":"2009-11-02T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/how-the-sausage-gets-made\/"},"modified":"2009-11-02T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T02:30:00","slug":"how-the-sausage-gets-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/how-the-sausage-gets-made\/","title":{"rendered":"How the sausage gets made"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
\n\"A<\/a>Image via Wikipedia<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Every company tries to put it\u2019s best face forward. The counters are clean. The floors gleam with reflective wax. The lights are positioned to reflect the bright surfaces.
The people at the front are schooled and trained in customer service. \u201cYes, no, please and thank you, sir. Did you find everything you need and may I help you buy something else.\u201d<\/p>\n

A light bulb burned out on the front sign is a call for immediate maintenance, but a broken employee toilet takes days.<\/p>\n

As consumers, we buy goods, products and services based on their value and often, their presentation. The nicely packaged, and more expensive items, are at eye level. The cheap brand made from the same ingredient hugs the floor.<\/p>\n

Rarely do we ask how the sausage gets made. We don\u2019t know how the product got to the store. We cannot imagine what happens behind the scenes, in the corporate office, in the sweat shop, in the employee breakroom. We don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

Our world runs on image. But scratch the surface and you\u2019ll find reality \u2013 you\u2019ll find human emotion and pain. You\u2019ll find struggling men and women. You\u2019ll find how the sausage is made.<\/p>\n

As Red Letter Believers, we have an obligation to value what God values. And he values honesty and integrity. He values hard work. He values us.
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<\/span>You know how your product or service is made \u2014 and it\u2019s your responsiblity to live up to your High Calling \u2014 for the Glory of God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nEphesians 6:7-9 <\/span><\/b><\/a>Says this, \u201c<\/span><\/span>Servants, respectfully obey your earthly masters but always with an eye to obeying the real master, Christ. Don\u2019t just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily, as Christ\u2019s servants doing what God wants you to do. And work with a smile on your face, always keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be giving the orders, you\u2019re really serving God. Good work will get you good pay from the Master, regardless of whether you are slave or free. \u201d (Courtesy, The Message)<\/em><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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