Literally love-ly. I worked in social services for 30 years, first as an eligibility worker for state assistance, and I saw then how they incentivized us to cut people off. Caseload size was around 200, barely do-able, but less if you came down hard on folks whose daily lives were very difficult and often dysfunctional. Later I worked for The Salvation Army and was inspired to read words from its founder William Booth, roughly: “you don’t demand a certificate of virtue from a drowning man before you pull him from the waves.” That reflected his version of Christianity. I appreciated that and I appreciate yours!
Literally love-ly. I worked in social services for 30 years, first as an eligibility worker for state assistance, and I saw then how they incentivized us to cut people off. Caseload size was around 200, barely do-able, but less if you came down hard on folks whose daily lives were very difficult and often dysfunctional. Later I worked for The Salvation Army and was inspired to read words from its founder William Booth, roughly: “you don’t demand a certificate of virtue from a drowning man before you pull him from the waves.” That reflected his version of Christianity. I appreciated that and I appreciate yours!
Thanks for your words on this passage. I'm grateful for work that repeatedly reminded me of the alternate experiences that surround us.
All this!