Sacred and Secular

J.I.Packer, in his book "A Quest for Godliness" writes in the first introductory chapter entitled "Why we need the Puritans" quote " There was for them no disjunction between sacred and secular; all creation, so far as they were concerned, was sacred, and all activities, of whatever kind, must be sanctified, that is, done to the glory of God." People often ask me, how do you integrate your Pastoral ministry with your art? As if the two were diametrically opposed. They are not. They are one in the same kind of ministry. Helping people see life from a different perspective. The division between the sacred and secular is artificial because the life lived for God touches everything we do. It sanctifies every creative act done by a believer who is filled with the spirit and seeking God. Thank God for this heritage left to us by the Puritans and the Dutch Neo-Calvinists.