Courage to Serve

We are all pilgrims on a journey. If we listen honestly, we will be inspired to engage more authentically. This engagement finds its flesh and blood, its concreteness in Christian charity, in love, in service.

In our educational context, as in our larger Christian context, we are all called to serve. In Latin, the word ministry means service. Yet, for service to be grounded in Christian charity or love, it must be grounded in an exercise of courageous conviction. Like authentic listening, courage is anchored in the heart. The word courage comes from the Latin word, cor, which means heart.

Because our world so often seems polarised on many issues, it takes great courage to act in the world in the service of those who are in most need of our love and concern.

To listen attentively builds our engagement. To be engaged leads us to service in the world. This is the core of Christian charity. To love is to serve.