AELW 3:318
"Hence let us, too, learn to use this life as an inn or a lodging place for the night. If you understand Abraham’s wandering in this manner, you will not say that it was something ordinary; for it is a work of faith, and of a very fervent and strong faith at that. But the ungodly do not see this, as is written (Is. 26:10): Let the ungodly be done away with “that he may not see the glory of God.” Works that result from the Word and are done in faith are perfect in the eyes of God, no matter what the world thinks about them—even if you should be merely a shepherd or an infant’s nurse. But, as I have said, those moles see only those things that are showy. If you exhibit a monkey, an ugly and useless beast, in a public place, you will immediately find some who run up and admire it as a most beautiful beast. Thus the world admires strange and unusual works, but they have no understanding of faith. Besides, the works of God are always concealed under some lowly form. They do not shine in the world, but they do shine in the eyes of the heavenly Father."
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