"Strive, each of you, to bring at least one human being, in the next five years, to the happiness for which God made him. Awaken him to some inward spiritual growth. Strive to raise him above the crushing necessities of the body, by turning him to the great purpose of his being. Show him that the fountain of all happiness is within us, and that this fountain may be opened alike in every soul. Show him what a near union he may form with God; and what a benevolent influence he may exert in his narrow sphere; what heroism may be exercised by sacrificing for others, and how that sacrifice may be turned to glory; and how heaven may begin in the most unprosperous conditions on earth. Surely he who can carry such truths to any human being is charged with a glorious mission, a "Great Commission" from above." William Ellery Channing.