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our door and asks for food, we should not turn him away hungry. His
poverty may be the result of misfortune.
We should help those who with large families to support have
constantly to battle with feebleness and poverty. Many a widowed
mother with her fatherless children is working far beyond her strength
in order to keep her little ones with her and provide them with food
and clothing. Many such mothers have died from overexertion. Every
widow needs the comfort of hopeful, encouraging words, and there
are very many who should have substantial aid.—
Testimonies for the
Church 6:227, 228
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Take Note of Every Case of Need—It is God’s purpose that the
rich and the poor shall be closely bound together by the ties of sym-
pathy and helpfulness. He bids us interest ourselves in every case of
suffering and need that shall come to our knowledge. Think it not
lowering to your dignity to minister to suffering humanity....
Many not of our faith are longing for the very help that Christians
are in duty bound to give. If God’s people would show a genuine
interest in their neighbors, many would be reached by the special
truths for this time. Nothing will or ever can give character to the work
like helping the people just where they are. Thousands might today be
rejoicing in the message if those who claim to love God and keep His
commandments would work as Christ worked.—
Testimonies for the
Church 6:279, 280
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The Best Way to Reach Hearts Today—By showing an interest
in the wants of suffering humanity we can best reach hearts. The
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culture of the mind and heart is much more easily accomplished when
we feel such tender sympathy in others that we scatter our benefits and
privileges to relieve their necessities.—
Letter 116, 1897
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We want to represent Christ by reaching out to others. We are
to work under the commission Christ gave to His disciples, “Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am
with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” This, then, is our
work, to reach the people who are neglected, and win them to Christ.
Until recently our people have made but little or no effort to help
these. Christ came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
He would have every soul regard the efficacy of His blood as of unlim-