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Jesus: The Ideal Employee

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25th   in a series on how men and women in the Bible deal with waiting, disappointment and unemployment   Jesus: The Ideal Employee Reflections on Luke 9:21-27 What do Pastor Lee Jong-rak, Rick Rescorla, Dr Megan Coffee have in common?   For starters, I’ve never heard of any of them and secondly they did something amazing that affected many lives.   Pastor Lee in South Korea took in mentally handicapped or unwanted babies, to stop them being abandoned on the side of the road.   Rick was the security director for Morgan Stanley during 9/11. Thanks to his preparedness, he helped all but 13 of Morgan Stanley's 2700 employees escape. And Dr. Coffee as a specialist in infectious diseases, has been working in Haiti since the earthquake in 2010.   She still works there, without pay, taking public transport to work, treating patients. What recognition do we need to stay in our current job?   Or what do we think we need in order to thrive and grow in our particu