the benefit of others. And as we read in Scripture, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). A faith that makes a difference nudges us to work out of love not just for ourselves but for our near and distant neighbors as well. Yet it is not clear that even concern for a community’s well-being is substantial enough to give our work and our lives their proper meaning. If our own well-being and the well-being of community are all there is to working, would not our working in some sense