A friend called early today and said he had a good quote for me. It was: “God can do tremendous things through the person who doesn’t care who gets the credit.” Thinking about this quote later in the day I called him back and asked him for the exact quote and where it came from. He had been told it was in the Bible, Romans 12:12. That is not exactly what this passage in the Bible says but it is still a great quote, at least for me.

It relates well to a definition of Gandhi’s nonviolence that I like: “striving nonviolently to the point of sacrifice rather than fighting to attain one’s vision of truth.” Both lessons, sacrificing not reacting, and not worrying about being given credit, are two things I need to work on. It is interesting that this lesson comes in any early morning phone call just when I need it.

In fact the quote I looked up in Romans 12:12 led to a deeper understanding of these points: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.” (Romans 12:12–16} One good quote leads to two more.

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