Work for Every Willing Worker
By S. S. Times
IN every proper field of labor, there is more than work enough for all the workers; hence no man who is willing to work need be without his share in life's service. Yet there is not the same work for every workman; and it is for the Lord of the harvest to assign to every man his work. Here is where so many stumble, and stand idle. They have their own idea of the work for which they are suited, and they wait for an opening in that line. It may be that there is work for them carrying water to the harvesters, or scaring away the crows, while there is nothing for them to do in cradling or sheaf-binding. If a man is not wanted to superintend a Sabbath-school, and he is incompetent as a teacher, he may be of service to the entire school by assisting the librarian, or by keeping disorderly boys in check just outside the door. A good door-keeper is as valuable, in his sphere, as a good preacher is in his. In this field, as in others, the harvest truly is plenteous, and the laborers are few. Why so many persons say that there is nothing for them to do in their church is that they are unready to take hold of the work which is waiting for them, and they are waiting for work which will never be ready for them.—S. S. Times.