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Lest you be unfruitful like the fearsome fellow who would not attempt to make gains from the talent given to him, you are [[encouraged]] to bear in mind the [[necessity]] of fruitful [[service]] and herein is the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy important.

Lest you be unfruitful like the fearsome fellow who would not attempt to make gains from the talent given to him, you are [[encouraged]] to bear in mind the [[necessity]] of fruitful [[service]] and herein is the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy important.

One night in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania Butler] we discussed contentment as [[compared]] to [[complacency]] and I suggested that contentment was the cat that curled up in front of the fireplace and purred contentedly, happily, about the warm, safe [[hearth]] and [[home]] -- an admirable state; but complacency was the cat who, in the same circumstance, looked up, noticed a mouse walk past, and went back to [[sleep]]. He had not invested well, you see. He was not on [[duty]] to follow through with what he had been entrusted with. He had become complacent.

One night in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania Butler] we discussed contentment as [[compared]] to [[complacency]] and I suggested that contentment was the cat that curled up in front of the fireplace and purred contentedly, happily, about the warm, safe [[hearth]] and [[home]] -- an admirable state; but complacency was the cat who, in the same circumstance, looked up, noticed a mouse walk past, and went back to [[sleep]]. He had not invested well, you see. He was not on [[duty]] to follow through with what he had been entrusted with. He had become complacent.

Now before you think that I am trying to be a driving [[force]], think again, for there is no amount of driving or herding that will [[atone]] for the individual [[choice]] of seeking to serve. Are you a better [[righteousness]] recommender this year than last year? Are you a more [[effective prayer]] today than you were yesterday? Are you more [[intimate]] with your [[Indwelling Adjuster]] than you were last year? Are you more astute at recognizing the [[presence]] of [[God]] in your fellows than you were once before?

Now before you think that I am trying to be a driving [[force]], think again, for there is no amount of driving or herding that will [[atone]] for the individual [[choice]] of seeking to serve. Are you a better [[righteousness]] recommender this year than last year? Are you a more [[effective prayer]] today than you were yesterday? Are you more [[intimate]] with your [[Indwelling Adjuster]] than you were last year? Are you more astute at recognizing the [[presence]] of [[God]] in your fellows than you were once before?