May 1 Commemorates Workers

May 1  commemorates workers' struggles for just working conditions and wages around the globe.  It's a time to remember the birth of the paper The Catholic Worker and the movement The Catholic Worker which includes houses of hospitality for the poor.  The co-founders were Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin.  May 1 is also the feast of St. Joseph the Worker.  The worker's dignity from a Christian view comes from God.  Work is not just about making money or a means of self-development.  It is an opportunity to participate in the creativity of God expressed in the creativity of the universe extending to Earth.  We are chosen for the 21st c.   We all have a role to play and gifts to contribute with others for the common good and the harmony of the whole.