“Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest; whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all.” (Mark 43-44).
Some years ago, a religious periodical published the story of an American businessman — a good religious man — who had recently returned from a trip to India…
Like so many others who have travelled from their seats of comfort and security to the streets of Calcutta, he was appalled at the sight of so many suffering, literally starving people — young women and their babies. He had heard about it, but had never confronted the reality of it in any serious way. And as he passed one street corner with his group, he happened to glance at one particular mother, holding her baby, and begging. He saw that both mother and child had all the symptoms of malnutrition. Suddenly, his eyes met the woman’s, and they locked. “That young woman’s eyes,” he said, “were staring right into the…
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