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When serving others reveals the emptiness of your own community

I volunteered at the homeless shelter through my church for two years and the people we serve have more genuine spirituality than anyone in our congregation.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Direct encounter with human need can expose the spiritual poverty that wealth and comfort often disguise.

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