Paul seems to be saying...
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Paul seems to be saying, "Bloom where you are planted." Martin Luther talked about the priesthood of all believers. Both were saying that God gives each one of us ample opportunity to do ministry, no matter where we are. A young seminary student was getting ready for graduation and was asked to fill out a questionnaire about the kind of setting he would like to do his ministry in. Being from New York, he thought that it would be fun to be in a small town for a change. His first interview was in a church located in a town with a population of 250 people. He refused to go there on the grounds that it was too small. His bishop said, "But you wrote that you wanted to serve in a small town." The seminarian replied, "I'm from New York, a city of eight million people. When I said small town I meant Chicago, Dallas or Los Angeles. There is absolutely nothing for me to do in a town of 250 people." Opportunity to do ministry can be found wherever you are. The people in a town of 250 need the ministry of the gospel as much as those who live in New York City. -- Joseph
