St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, Epc

So Jim, Will, and I were standing around in the kitchen the other day, surveying the wreckage of some great feasting gone wild, and I made the confession that I'm not sure I could be induced to clean up such a mess without knowing it would be noticed and appreciated. Jim said he would, but only for the reward of having a fresh clean palette on which to paint his next culinary masterpiece. Will chimed in with the admission that he is more likely to do something like that for fear that someone might notice he hadn't done it!Each of us, walking in the light, had to assent to the simple fact that selfless altruism alone was probably not going to motivate a single one of us to pick up the towel and clean that kitchen. We came to two conclusions: people's motivations tend to be diverse even when their behaviors (or inactions) are similar, and it must be true that none of us really understands or believes just how great the rewards in heaven will be for thankless acts of service. It's amazing how philosophical men c