God ordered the first people to ‘work the earth’ (Gen 2:15). This includes any useful activity, also at home or as a volunteer. Work is a way to realise our human dignity and to serve God so that we can strive for holiness. Therefore, work is a human right which comes with the responsibility of doing a proper job.
If work is a human right, then its absence is appalling. Also in Jesus’ time certain people were unemployed, and he praises a man who offered them a job (Mt 20:1-16). We need to do what we can to create jobs for everyone. You may sometimes have to choose between going to work or going to church, but let that never become a choice between work and God. We are not here to honour the Sunday, so an occasional ‘working Sunday’ is no problem. But do try to keep Sundays free in general, for they are here to remind us of Jesus, our need for rest, and to give our undivided attention to God at regular intervals.
