Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

work for the poor and needy in the rough places of
the earth, to men and women who have hearts that
can feel for the ignorant and for those that are out
of the way. The Lord teaches these workers how to
meet those whom He wishes them to help. They
will be encouraged as they see doors opening for
them to enter places where they can do medical
missionary work. Having little self-confidence,
they give God all the glory. Their hands may be
rough and unskilled, but their hearts are susceptible
to pity; they are filled with an earnest desire to do
something to relieve the woe so abundant; and
Christ is present to help them. He works through
those who discern mercy in misery, gain in the loss
of all things. When the Light of the world passes
by, privileges appear in all hardships, order in
confusion, the success and wisdom of God in that
which has seemed to be a failure.
My brethren and sisters, in your ministry come
close to the people. Uplift those who are cast down.
Treat of calamities as disguised blessings, of woes
as mercies. Work in a way that will cause hope to
spring up in the place of despair....
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