In this passage, Paul speaks...
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In this passage, Paul speaks of enduring everything for the sake of God's chosen people, in order that they too may obtain salvation. Lynda Richardson recently wrote in The New York Times about a photographer named Salvo Galano who did something similar. Mr. Galano is a photographer who specialized in pictures of the homeless. He tacked up a simple burlap backdrop across from a soup kitchen in Chelsea and waited patiently for the homeless men and women to drift over and pose for him. He was convinced that if people saw the faces and the lifestyle of the homeless, they would be shocked into doing something.
His idea had promise, enough to earn him a fellowship and a book deal. However, even though his photographs were excellent, the book deal fell through. But Mr. Galano refused to give up. He kept taking pictures of the homeless, turning down more profitable work to do so. His book had become a passion, it had become an obsession. Within a few months, Mr.Galano was out of money, couldn't pay the rent on his apartment and was staying in friends' apartments for a few days at a time. In his struggle to help the homeless, he had become homeless himself.
Like Paul, Salvo Galano endured hardship for the sake of others.
His idea had promise, enough to earn him a fellowship and a book deal. However, even though his photographs were excellent, the book deal fell through. But Mr. Galano refused to give up. He kept taking pictures of the homeless, turning down more profitable work to do so. His book had become a passion, it had become an obsession. Within a few months, Mr.Galano was out of money, couldn't pay the rent on his apartment and was staying in friends' apartments for a few days at a time. In his struggle to help the homeless, he had become homeless himself.
Like Paul, Salvo Galano endured hardship for the sake of others.
