New Callings

I recieved my new callings today. I probably may not be making any sense to a good number of you who are reading this, but my calling is something that I choose to recieve as a member of the religious organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where the ministry of the church is a lay, or volunteer ministry, consisting of volunteers from among the church membership serving in volunteer positions. I am called to work as a welfare director in my ward , or congregation.
I am not a certifiable scholar outside of the Christian realm, knowing the cases of Stephen, who would die in Acts 7, being called by the apostles to direct service towards the widows and orphans in the church. Another big example I do know of is the welfare system of ancient Israel, in which portions were set aside for the poor, and where Ruth came to gather grain for her mother in law, Naomi.
Aside from just the biblical writing, it is an amazing, beautiful concept to see, on a greater scale, how recent events have drawn people of numerous convictions together to assist others and offer relief in the face of the great disasters that happened recently when terrorism struck New York and Washington, when the Tsunami struck Indonesia, when hurricanes struck New Orleans, and when numerous other natural disasters have occurred, their were the losses, but there was also the unity, unity in abandoning unselfishness and abandoning, even for a brief time, many disagreements that may have occurred, to be the strong person, to exert and give what was neccessary to render the unselfishness that would save and bring relief to the lives of others in these unfortunate circumstances.
Because that is the nature of strength: in being unselfish, in being willing to give and offer what others so desperately need, and losing oneself in one's work.