November 28, 2011 0 comments

We "lost" a friend two weeks ago.  Mr. Walter Cole, a partner of ours from the Durham Rescue Mission, passed away after a battle with cancer.  Watching this battle was a vivid reminder of God's grace and of our call as Christians to finish well.  Mr. Cole had a wonderful testimony of God's merciful hand on his life, and of how God used him to touch others.

I heard a sermon recently about success and suffering.  The pastor pointed out that the gospel means credentials don't matter.  Degrees, accolades, and salaries don't earn us closeness to God.  Rich or poor, successful or suffering, we are all in need of a Savior. 

At Samaritan Health Center, each one of us serves in a different role.  Every role is a special opportunity to be used by God to touch lives--and to be touched ourselves, in His great mercy.

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
Colossians 3:23-24