You are the only one to represent Christ in your family, to show there the beauty of Christ, the sweetness and gentleness of Christ, to do there the works of Christ, the things he would do if he lived in your home.

Perhaps the salvation of all the souls of your family depends upon your being true and faithful in your own place.

If you falter in your loyalty, if you fail in your duty, your loved ones may be lost and the blame will be yours; their blood will be upon you.
In like manner, if you are the only Christian in the shop, the store, or the office where you work, a peculiar responsibility rests upon you, a responsibility which no other one shares with you.

You are Christ's only witness in your place.

If you do not testify there for him, there is no other one who will do it.