Service!

"Without cost you have recieved, without cost you are to give" This quote means alot about what service is all about. as i reflect, i look back on all taht Ive done and the picrures I chose to represent it. Each picture symbolizes what my week at Rural Mission was all about. It was about helping, serving, and being who and what God called us to be. Showing compassion to one another is a great sacrifice because you are less worried about yourself and more about the other person. It feels great, but it is something that you have to adjust your mindset to because it one of the most crucial parts to fulfilling the will and mission of Jesus Christ. It doesnt matter what color you are, race yor are, or where you came from, but simply the same in doing what each of us was called to do. These pictures speak for themselves and they show the greatness that Service has in it.

Service: The Life Experience

At the end of the week, my eyes were open greatly. I was very appreciative of what I saw and what I did. I came to the conclusion, that service was not something just for the moment, but for a life time. It's something that isin't supposed to help you personally, but those who you've chosen to help. One of the sdult members of our groups told us "Life is service, and serive is life". This stuck to me for a long time becuase it made me evaluate my self and see how much of service I do and how much life is being wasted by not helping those who really need it. Service as a life experience is important becuase it allows you to honor and respect every person who you come in contact with. I have ran into people who are not like me, and I will encounter people like that everyday in life, and service prepares me for that; facing challenges and going outside of my comfort zone.

It is great for my human dignity because I get to show my full potential and my full heart for helping people. When i serve others, it gives me the greatest feeling knowing someone's life has been changed or made better becuase of my gifts and talents that God gave me. While showing my potential, the others do the same, openly and willingly. It also helps becuase we are all made in God's image, and God is all about helping others. It feels great do the service of Jesus!

Common Good! They Have What it Takes!

This service week allowed me to see the greatness in all people. It was both fulfilling and rewarding to see the homeless people and the other workers combined show their true potential, the true meaning of the word Common Good. Becuase we are made in God's likeness and image, we all have the qualities of God. That meaning, we are able, through God's help, to be who we really are. It was a real eye opener when we actually sat down and talked to the people that we helped. They had amazing stories and in the middle of them telling their stories, I was in a shock becuase of all the great things that they've done. It also came to me that it is important to allow people like them, to show their true character and their full potential. Some sacrifices that I had to make was forgetting about me, and them be them. It's not all about Corey, and it took me a while to grasp that concept.

Respect is a true and detailed rule to see the wellbeing of others. In order for me to get the respect from them, I had to do the same for them. It amazed me because, they have more to offer than some of the smartest people i know. Everyone should be able to express themselves and bring their ideas, gifts, and talents to the big table for all to see. My peers at MSJ are great people and they have personalities and amazing gifts. Some of them havent been able to expierence Common Good because they havent been reconigzed. Ive learned to respect them, my siblings, my neighbors, parents, and others so that they can be allowed to reach their full potential

Service!

As I walked on the campus of where we were staying on a hot Spring Break day, I instantly knew that this was the place to be. It was located in one of the poorest areas of South Carolina and people that lived there had the biggest heart's anyone could have. Even though these people were poor, they were treated with great respect and dignity, just as any human being should. I was first nervous when I saw the people because they weren't like me, and they dressed differently, looked differently, but I soon realized that were just like me and all others in the world. Soon as I grasped that, I straightned up and loved them like never before because I wouldnt want to be treated as such.

Human Dignity is very important to the people of Rural Mission. They believe that all people have the right to get respect and a second chance. When they were in need of something, the people got it very quickly, if they were hurt at our site, we helped them, if they wanted to talk, we talked to them, and most important, when they felt non-worthy of our help, we helped them realize their worth and that it was our pleasure to help them. Rural Mission, teaches its' workers Hunman Dignity and respect for others. For some, it was hard to understand and it was difficult to get where these people were coming from, but as one unit, we were able to help all the families and have great fun at the end of our long busy days. This taught me more about human dignity and self worth, and lastly, how I treat those who arent the same as me.