We are more interested in people who have something to offer so, with gifts time talents or money we can harness, to further the program machine we are running.
<blockquote>"For years, I ran with the elk (sometimes led the pack) who were convinced God wanted us to birth movements, shift paradigms, and save the world. Given the magnitude of it all, I didn’t have the time, energy, or inclination to help the guy wandering into a coffee shop at closing time looking for a hot shower and a warm bed. I wonder if the good Samaritan story was a secret message to all tire salesmen, truckers, coffee—shop owners, cashiers, waitresses, carpet installers, UPS drivers, accountants, tech—heads, stay—at—home moms, working single moms, bartenders, barbers, and butchers to keep their eyes wide open, because the professionals are too preoccupied with grander things, passing by real people with needs God placed right beneath their noses in everyday life."
( Jim Palmer. Divine Nobodies : Shedding Religion To Find God - And the unlikely people who help you. ) </blockquote>
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