The congregation leaders decided to...
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The congregation leaders decided to have a special award to honor a member who had been particularly faithful. Nominations had been gathered and the selection committee was conducting interviews of the nominees.
The interviews went very well, until they contacted the last nominee. They had heard wonderful stories from the first candidates, including impeccable references of trust in God, special devotional habits, and well-expressed testimony. But now, the last nominee was uncooperative. She would not even attend the interview.
The testimonies of her references were glowing and her accomplishments made for a long list. The committee really had hoped to honor this woman above all others, but they could not get together with her.
Finally, they got her on the phone.
"Why don't you interview with us? We want to honor you," the chairperson said.
"Honor me? Faith is not something to honor. To cherish, yes; to acknowledge, yes; to practice, yes; but not to honor. That is like honoring someone who has been given a gift. The gift is the honor and if you want to praise someone, praise the giver.
"As for me, I am just doing my job, and I thank God for this job," the woman said.
The committee gave the award to someone else. They didn't want the award to lose its prestige.
- Lintern
The interviews went very well, until they contacted the last nominee. They had heard wonderful stories from the first candidates, including impeccable references of trust in God, special devotional habits, and well-expressed testimony. But now, the last nominee was uncooperative. She would not even attend the interview.
The testimonies of her references were glowing and her accomplishments made for a long list. The committee really had hoped to honor this woman above all others, but they could not get together with her.
Finally, they got her on the phone.
"Why don't you interview with us? We want to honor you," the chairperson said.
"Honor me? Faith is not something to honor. To cherish, yes; to acknowledge, yes; to practice, yes; but not to honor. That is like honoring someone who has been given a gift. The gift is the honor and if you want to praise someone, praise the giver.
"As for me, I am just doing my job, and I thank God for this job," the woman said.
The committee gave the award to someone else. They didn't want the award to lose its prestige.
- Lintern
