![]() ![]() The testimony to this work lies in our rich heritage and deep roots. While they didn’t build lasting monuments to themselves in the form of fine homes or luxurious plantations, they poured themselves into their families and communities. How, you may ask, does a dissertation on idle hands fit here? Well, I’m so glad you asked.ĭespite a stereotype of mountain people (perhaps specifically mountain men) who are slow to work and waste their days fishing or hunting, I’ll argue that the people of the mountains have always been hard-working and industrious. ![]() So, Tennessee Mountain Stories is a history blog – it’s the stories of the mountains. This woman, works willingly with her hands, brings food into the home, plants, makes her arms strong, works late into the night, spins, sews and feeds the poor. She even says this virtuous woman, “does not eat of the bread of idleness”. Paul gives himself as the example, saying that he worked hard and paid for everything he took from the Thessalonian congregation.Ĭhristian women treasure Proverbs chapter 31, but King Lemuel’s mother didn’t abide idleness anymore than Paul would a few centuries later. He says those that don’t work shouldn’t eat (verse 10) and you shouldn’t hang out with them (verse 6). The Apostle Paul really gets after laziness in 2 Thessalonians chapter 3. Proverbs 19:15 warns of hunger coming from slothfulness and 1 Timothy 5:13 cautions Pastor Timothy of the trouble young widows will find if left without a husband, children or a home to care for. ![]() However, it does not appear in the Bible, yet the same moral is oft repeated in scripture. This is the sort of maxim that we might try to assign biblical roots. Yet, as I thought about composing thoughts to go along with the image, I’m afraid I began to wax philosophical. The slogan simply reminded me of something I’ve heard all my life and it was a neat picture I wanted to share with all of you. When I saw the Case Knife advertisement pictured here, I wasn’t thinking deeply or philosophically. “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” Did your Grandma ever tell you that? It’s long been my mantra and whenever I forget it, I get in trouble. ![]()
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