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Welfare Ministry
Christ Reached Rich and Poor Alike—Christ took a position
which was on a level with the poor, that through His poverty we might
become rich in beauty of character, and be, as He was, a savor of
life unto life. By becoming poor He could sympathize with the poor.
His humanity could touch their humanity and help them to gain the
perfection of right habits and a noble character. He could teach them
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how to lay up for themselves in heaven imperishable treasures. The
commander in the heavenly courts, He became one with humanity,
a partaker of their sufferings and afflictions, that through the repre-
sentation of His character in its unsullied purity they might become
partakers of the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the
world through lust. And Christ was a joy to the rich, for He could
teach them how to sacrifice their earthly possessions to help to save
the souls perishing in the darkness of error.—
Letter 150, 1899
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Cultivate Christlike Compassion and Sympathy—The tender
sympathies of our Saviour were aroused for fallen and suffering hu-
manity. If you would be His followers, you must cultivate compassion
and sympathy. Indifference to human woes must give place to lively
interest in the sufferings of others. The widow, the orphan, the sick,
and the dying will always need help. Here is an opportunity to pro-
claim the gospel—to hold up Jesus, the hope and consolation of all
men. When the suffering body has been relieved, and you have shown
a lively interest in the afflicted, the heart is opened, and you can pour in
the heavenly balm. If you are looking to Jesus, and drawing from Him
knowledge and strength and grace, you can impart His consolation to
others, because the Comforter is with you.—
The Medical Missionary,
January, 1891
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