Does working as a nurse for pennies make sense to God?translated

Reader question:

I work as a nurse. The salary is low. Does this work make sense to God? Will it count towards me or not? Wouldn't it just be a useless job with low pay?

David

Priest's answer:

Archpriest Andrey EFANOV

God bless you, dear David!

I think that your question still needs to be considered from two points of view - from the perspective of Salvation (your question about whether such work makes sense for the Lord) and from the perspective of your earthly life.

As for Salvation, it is important in work that it does not violate the commandments and that there is love in it.

As I understand it, there is no such violation in your case: you help people and do not commit illegal actions. And then it is important that you act with love, and that both you and people feel warmth from you. Of course, it is important that you do the work efficiently. But also, since you are a Christian, I would advise you not just to formally carry out your routine tasks, but also to ensure that your patients feel at least a little warmer from your presence. You need to be silent with someone, joke with someone, cheer someone up, and so on.

This will work out if you have the grace of God inside you. And it will appear because you...