Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Fixing? Helping? or Serving?
My Soul Flares e-letter that just came linked me to this clearly stated essay by Rachel Naomi Remen: https://soulflares.org/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&cPath=75_93&products_id=327
Reflecting on the differenced between fixing, helping and serving is foundational to the work of anyone in the "helping professions". And these lines offer me another clue as I am always seeking to wrap words around the depth of my engagement with my travels inside prison.
"We cannot serve at a distance. We can only serve that to which we are profoundly connected, that which we are willing to touch. This is Mother Teresa's basic message. We serve life not because it is broken but because it is holy"
I encourage you to check it out... (Sorry my techical side is spacing on how to set up the address as a link.)
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