I received this email from a friend of a friend:
'Comments made by Brother Lett at morning worship today.
The comments were about the work we have of bearing witness of the truth. He went on to say that we should not be discouraged by not at homes or non-interested people. He mentioned that even if 80% of the people are not at homes and 20% are not interested, we still have many reasons to be joyful. Mainly, we are pleasing Jehovah. Also, we are fulfilling our responsibility to bear witness to others, we are proving that Satan the Devil is a liar and we are helping the angels determine the condition of people's hearts.
Brother Lett then gave a very encouraging example/illustration of a typical day in service.
At the first door we knock at, a woman peeks through the window, sees it's us and doesn't open the door. We mark it as a not at home, but the angels mark it as something else. They can see the condition of the woman's heart.
The second door we knock at, no one is home since the husband and wife are both at work, but we leave a tract. At night, when the couple gets home and sees the track, a conversation begins. "Those witnesses were at our house today. They sure are persistent." The angels are watching and make note of it.
The third door we knock at, no one answers. This is because the woman at the first house called her friend at the third house and warned her that we were coming. She says, "Boy, those witnesses sure are persistent. They just don't give up." We mark it as not at home, but the angels mark it as something else.
We knock at the fourth house and no one is home. But the lady across the street sees us. The witnesses had knocked at her door last week, but she didn't listen. She says, "Those witnesses sure are persistent, but very well dressed. Even their children are well behaved. Maybe I should listen to them the next time they knock at my door." Again, the angels make note of it.
We knock at the fifth house and again no one is home. But a garbage truck passes by. The driver tells his co-worker, "There go those witnesses again.
The co-worker asks, "Aren't they the ones that don't accept blood transfusions?" "Yes", the driver replies. "But look how well dressed and well behaved their children are. I wish my children were the same." The angels make note of it.
So on just these 5 houses, there may have been 5 not at homes, but look how many conditions/reactions of the heart the angels were able to observe. Now imagine how many conditions/reactions of the heart the angels observe all around the world.
This teaches us to continue making every effort to be active in the ministry and never become discouraged by not at homes or non-interested people.
Finally, Brother Lett mentioned that even if all of us became regular pioneers and just 1 person in the entire world responded to the truth and got baptized, it would be all worth it. But that is not the case. Everyday, hundreds of people are baptized all over the world.'
I guess they will use anything to encourage JW to keep preaching.....('conditions/reactions of the heart' cuz they are well dressed... please .)
smoky