There seems to be no...
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There seems to be no end to the work. Today the Federal Government says that there is work to be done, and the states need to do it. The state says that the county or local governments should pick up the slack. And the churches are finding the challenge returning to them while they find higher prices, smaller support, and more need. Wow! We can only do so much! Cartoon character Yosemite Sam, with his guns blazing, yells "Back off!" The pressure on Jesus is tremendous. It still is. The pressure on his followers is there also. Often we find the weariness that Jesus found, without the compassion that he had. Jesus sees the need for quiet times at lonely places (no programs, no meetings). He desires this time and place for us so that the needs will not defeat us. If compassion is to survive, we need to back away, and renew the vision and the strength that our God will give us. -- Gobrecht
