I actually want you to answer the question. Take a moment to think, and then turn to someone sitting near you share with each other your stories.
Labor wears many faces, and is driven by myriad motivations.
Some of it is exerted for money. Sometimes, as in the teaching of Jesus before us, it is a labor of love. The issue on Jesus' mind is conflict, and how we respond to it in the Christian community. And we know it happens. Let's acknowledge that it may be an awkward sounding question.