Hello ,
During World War II, economist E. F. Schumacher, then a young statistician, worked on a farm. Each day he would count the 32 head of cattle, then turn his attention elsewhere. One day an old farmer told him that if he counted the cattle, they wouldn't flourish. Sure enough, one day he counted only
31; one was dead in the bushes.
Now Schumacher understood the farmer: you must watch the quality of each beast. "Look him in the eye. Study the sheen on his coat." You may not know how many cattle you have, but you might save the life of one that is
sick.*
People aren't cattle, but some of the same principles apply when we encounter them. Too often we may count success by the number of conversations that we have with other people, and our opportunities to share this or that "truth" with them. What we may not recognize
however, is that it's not the "quantity" of people that we encounter, but the "quality" of our encounter with those that we do meet that makes all the difference.
"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind." 1 Peter 3:8
Lord, help me not to see people as "numbers" but as Your children. In Jesus name, Amen!
Have a great day and God bless!
