We are a society that would probably associate the word "subtraction" with negative things such as "losing" or "things taken away." I wonder if we have ever considered looking at the word "subtraction" as a very positive word. In one book that I was reading I was intrigued by a concept used by Mother Teresa in regards to her ministry when she was surrounded by people who dealt with so much pain, misery, death, and sickness. Someone had asked her how could she not be overwhelmed when there were obviously more people than she could help. She could only scratch the surface. She responded by saying that looking at it that way (by seeing that the need is greater than my ability to "help everyone") was applying the wrong math. She used subtraction. Every time she loved and cared for a destitute and dying person, every time she rescued a girl from prostitution, every time she comforted a hurting soul, she was subtracting from the despair and adding to hope. DON'T EVER UNDERESTIMATE the power of just doing a little!! Remember Matthew 10:24, "And if anyone give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded." Go out and make a difference by doing good things that can subtract from the despair and brokenness of this world.
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