Vocational Joy

I am currently reading several books, two of which are C. S. Lewis’ Surprised by Joy and Hunter Baker’s The End of Secularism.  Both authors have similar religious experiences and each experience develops their book’s underlying theme.  They both were surprised by the fact that God cares about everything and were fulfilled by the fact He cares about everything they care about.  This forces both authors to see their vocational interests as sacred enterprises, which requires an ongoing and prolonged personal relationship with The Author of everything.   When He talks about knowing the number of hairs on your head, naming every star and being fully conscious of the life of every bird, you become overwhelmed by the implication that has for everything, including literature, religious liberty and art.