This world doesn't have to be a cold place where nobody cares. Each of us can do something practical to bring back the warmth. We can be the good Samaritans; we can express more of the divine Love that Jesus lived — Love, which heals and saves.
It's easy to believe that our skill—or lack of it—can make or break our job progress. But spiritual qualities—the nature of God expressed in our lives—make an even greater difference at work.
Whether they call it a layoff or "the golden handshake," the message is still the same: You've outlived your usefulness. But as one couple learned, this is not God's message for you or for your life.
Two simple exchanges — one between strangers meeting in another land and the second between neighbors facing a back-fence dispute. Yet both show something of the Christly love that each of us can bring to the healing of nations.
"I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you — Nobody — Too?" When Emily Dickinson wrote that, she was making fun of fame. But if we seriously feel that our lives don't matter much, we may need to learn more of our true nature and worth as God's spiritual expression.
If we are measuring ourselves against the challenges we face, we may at times be disheartened — unless we learn that our strength is from God, who is omnipotent Life.
