It is hard to serve God in any other way than by serving people. Do you want to serve God? Then: here is your neighbor and serve him as best as you can. Do not look back, do not ask too long, do not invent novelties and peculiarities with which you want to differ and draw attention to yourself, do not sigh and do not explain, but serve! Just as you can and how you may, because more is not asked of you… If you want to serve God, do not hide from your neighbor behind God.
(Jaroslav Durych /1886–1962/, True and False Service,
review Na hlubinu, 1934, no. 1)
