Do we work to survive and earn the reward of our daily bread? Or, is there a different way of thinking that should drive our work? Joel Biermann considers some key Scripture passages (II Thessalonians 3:10, Matthew 10:9-10, Psalm 127:1-2, and Matthew 6:25-34) and a critical insight from Dietrich Bonhoeffer that suggest another way of looking at the work we do.