Friday, August 19, 2011

Just Who They Are

Even those whose identity is shaped by the most common human experiences, forged in pain by the bluntest instruments of life--the common carpentry nails of society--fill places and serve purposes unique to them, important to others, and needed by society. They may be marked by humility--although not all are--but they live as well they can, give as much as they can, and care and love with all they are.

Sometimes they are called to serve God or man in ways they may not understand, that those served do not appreciate, and society rarely acknowledges. But they trust in their calling and their work. They must. They just are who they are, the best God has to offer. And I hope they can sense God smiling on them. GH

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