Over the years, social service jobs have drawn concerned young people into careers of helping others. In time, many of them end up being what some psychologists call "burned out Samaritans." After a few years of listening to other people"s problems and trying to help solve them, the psychologists, doctors, ministers, social workers, psychiatrists, and policemen get to the place where they can"t take it anymore. To save themselves emotionally, they must quit, stop caring, or readjust.
As Christians, we are likely to experience some of the same frustrations. By our calling, we are to give, to help others, but eventually, we may find ourselves overwhelmed by the complexity, intensity, and sheer volume of human need. We discover that we just can"t keep on burying ourselves in all the pain wit
