Week Six: Serving the Needs of Others
Communities can become closer when everyone is putting their efforts toward being useful. Serving the needs of others is also a source of joy, which is known even in heaven.
  • Day One: Serving Others
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  • Day Two: Doing Service
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  • Day Three: Your Contribution
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  • Day Four: Your Talents
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  • Day Five: Body of Heaven
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  • Day Six: Your Offering
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  • Day Seven: Spiritual Church
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    This week's Article: Volunteering, by Anna Woofenden

    This Week's Article

    Volunteering
    By Anna Woofenden

    How is volunteering related to my eternal life?
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    Q and A

    I often hear references to 'use'. How is one 'useful'?
    Being useful is loving the Lord and serving your neighbor. This can show up in many different ways, depending on the gifts and talents God gave you. When you perform your occupation faithfully, honestly, and justly, that is useful. When you are present with friends and family and support them in times of need, that is useful. When you reach out to a stranger, you serve a use. When you honor the Lord through prayer, reflection on His Word, and worship, that is useful. This "doctrine of use" is important in the New Church, because we believe that in Heaven everyone performs uses and takes great enjoyment in doing so. Heaven is not a place to sit on a cloud and lounge around. Like earth, it is a place where we use the gifts and talents the Lord has given us to help and serve others.