John Edwin Whitteker, Lutheran pastor in NY and PA, talks of impact of Protestant Reformation: it taught the world that all labor is honorable. Toiling at a trade serves God as well as preaching the gospel. Everyone became a co-worker with God in carrying out the plan of building up the human race.
Some modern of views of eschatology, in contrast, leave one cheering for the building down of people.
How can you prompote the honor of work?