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QOTD: God Does Notice Us
God does notice us, and He watches over us. But it is usually through another person that He meets our needs. Therefore, it is vital that we serve each other.
Spencer W. Kimball
Serving each other brings out the best in all of us!
Published in Religion & Philosophy
“God with skin on.”
There is a spark of the divine in each of us; I guess the great task is to recognize it.
“…through love serve one another.” – Gal. 5:13
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“Serving each other brings out the best in all of us!”
So true! And, it turns us out from an imbalance of introspection. I have the opportunity to serve as a mentor with a congregation of 18 to 30 single adults, and with almost every conversation the topic of service comes up. Not only are we God’s hands in helping good things come to pass, but we unlock a greater understanding of the gifts and talents that He blesses us with. We also come to see the world as He sees it – this massive family; brothers and sisters we are all. Also, as I get older, I realize that while I do all I can to become self-sufficient – life is a team sport. There is power in that design of leveraging inter-relationships.
So much good comes from striving to do good for others. The benefactor becomes the beneficiary.
It reminds me of two things. One is, if not said by HP Lovecraft then inspired by him, that the scariest thing about his monsters was that they were not motivated by malice but by indifference.
A more light-hearted one is this old joke: