In this text Jesus seems...
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In this text Jesus seems fearful that his miraculous healing of the deaf mute might take precedence over his message. He did not want to be seen primarily as a magician-type faith healer.
A similar situation took place in the life of Alberta. She had excellent training as a social worker and was doing an admirable job with the local children's services agency. Individuals and families were responding quite favorably to her skills as a counselor.
One day during a staff meeting, she discovered an innovative solution to a thorny administrative problem. Hesitantly, she shared her idea with her supervisors and co-workers, expecting life to go very routinely as it had previously. However, her administrative solution shaped up to be such a money- and time-saving idea, that she was quickly promoted to a supervisory position in the agency. It wasn't long before she realized that her treasured skills as a counselor were far-overshadowed by her new-found reputation as a savvy administrator. Although she was grateful for the opportunity to improve the agency's program, her primary goal of being a sensitive, caring social worker was lost.
-- Thompson
A similar situation took place in the life of Alberta. She had excellent training as a social worker and was doing an admirable job with the local children's services agency. Individuals and families were responding quite favorably to her skills as a counselor.
One day during a staff meeting, she discovered an innovative solution to a thorny administrative problem. Hesitantly, she shared her idea with her supervisors and co-workers, expecting life to go very routinely as it had previously. However, her administrative solution shaped up to be such a money- and time-saving idea, that she was quickly promoted to a supervisory position in the agency. It wasn't long before she realized that her treasured skills as a counselor were far-overshadowed by her new-found reputation as a savvy administrator. Although she was grateful for the opportunity to improve the agency's program, her primary goal of being a sensitive, caring social worker was lost.
-- Thompson
