No, the Lord doesn't really need us to take care of the poor, but we need this experience; for it is only through our learning how to take care of each other that we develop within us the Christlike love and disposition necessary to qualify us to return to his presence.
Interpretation
We help the poor not for divine necessity, but for our own growth in compassion and love.
This quote emphasizes that the act of caring for the poor is less about fulfilling a divine obligation and more about human development. By engaging in acts of service and compassion, we cultivate a Christlike love within ourselves, which is essential for our spiritual growth and readiness to return to a higher state of being.
In practice
During a community service event, this quote could inspire volunteers to appreciate the importance of giving back.
The truth is that we are saved by grace only after all we ourselves can do. (See 2 Ne. 25:23.) There will be no government dole which can get us through the pearly gates. Nor will anybody go into the celestial kingdom who wants to go there on the works of someone else. Every man must go through on his own merits. We might just as well learn this here and now.
She stood before him and surrendered herself to him and sky, forest, and brook all came toward him in new and resplendent colors, belonged to him, and spoke to him in his own language. And instead of merely winning a woman he embraced the entire world and every star in heaven glowed within him and sparkled with joy in his soul. He had loved and had found himself. But most people love to lose themselves.
Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent._x000D_ _x000D_ This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
We're not broken, just bent, and we can learn to love again.
God will judge us not according to how much we endured, but how much we could love
We love because it's the only true adventure.
To love is to find your own soul Through the soul of the beloved one.
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