Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

A Christian should therefore not think that he has done everything he is obligated to do if he himself is on the right path to salvation and serves his God privately. Instead, he should remember that bringing others onto the path to salvation and service is a holy duty. Morever, he should not think that converting souls and caring for them are matters only for the preaching and not for the laity. Rather, he should recongize that he himself is a spiritual priest who should proclaim the virtues of the One who has called him from the darkness into His marvelous light.—C. F. W. Walther, God Grant It!, p. 650.