At CJA we don’t offer and COMPENSATION for your inputs or involvement. You Receive CONSECRATION
Compensation refers to something given or received as payment, reward, or to make up for loss, injury, or effort. It typically involves making amends or providing equivalent value for something.
Key Aspects:
- Payment for work: Salary, wages, benefits, and bonuses paid to employees for their labor
- Reimbursement: Money paid to offset a loss, damage, or inconvenience
- Balancing effect: Something that counteracts a disadvantage or deficiency
- Legal remedy: Damages awarded in lawsuits to make someone whole after injury or loss
Common examples:
- Employee compensation packages (salary + benefits)
- Workers’ compensation for job-related injuries
- Compensation for property damage or emotional distress
- Psychological compensation (overcompensating in one area to make up for weakness in another)
Consecration refers to the act of making something or someone sacred, holy, or dedicated to a divine purpose. It involves setting apart a person, object, or place for religious or spiritual use through a formal ceremony or ritual.
Key Aspects:
- Religious context: Consecration is commonly used in Christianity, Judaism, and other religions to dedicate churches, altars, communion elements (bread and wine), or religious objects to God
- Personal dedication: People can consecrate themselves, meaning they commit their lives or actions to serving God or a higher spiritual purpose
- Transformation: The act implies a change in status from ordinary/secular to sacred/holy
Common examples:
- Consecration of priests, bishops, or religious leaders during ordination
- Consecration of a church building or cemetery
- Consecration of the Eucharist (bread and wine becoming the body and blood of Christ in Catholic theology)
- Personal consecration through prayer, fasting, or commitment to spiritual service
The word comes from the Latin consecrare, meaning “to make sacred” (con- = “with” + sacrare = “to make holy”).
Difference Between Compensation and Consecration
| Compensation | Consecration |
|---|---|
| Material/transactional – involves payment or exchange | Spiritual/sacred – involves dedication to the divine |
| Making up for something – restoring balance or repaying | Setting apart for holiness – elevating to sacred status |
| Secular concept – used in business, law, everyday life | Religious concept – used in worship and spiritual contexts |
| Reciprocal – given in return for work, loss, or service | Devotional – offered freely as dedication to God |
| Temporary/finite – specific payment for specific action | Permanent transformation – ongoing sacred status |
In Essence: Compensation is about paying back or making equal, while consecration is about making holy or dedicating to God.
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