I did many things to try to be a ‘diakonos’ this term: I went to the temple almost every week, I did indexing and family history, I went to do the ‘Stop and Serve’ at Y-serve, I did my visiting teaching and tried to magnify my calling by going to Relief Society Meetings without complaining and volunteering to do things the President asked for someone to do. I tried so hard to look for other opportunities to serve while walking around campus and prayed for those opportunities as well, but nothing came my way. I tried to leave a few minutes early so I wasn’t rushed to class in case there was someone that I should stop and help. A couple times there was someone who I helped carry something or someone I held the door for. But usually there was …show more content…
No one acknowledged my service and dirty dishes piled up in the sink became a regular occurrence. There were so many times while I was washing the dishes that I would just complain in my mind and think how unfair it was and how I was ‘letting them get away with it’. But I had to keep pushing those thoughts out of my head and almost convince myself that I was doing it because I loved them. I had to repent for the times that I complained to my parents and friends about my dorm-mates not cleaning up after themselves. I had to get over my pride and not expect anyone to praise me for my ‘good doing’.
When we read about Martha complaining to Jesus about how she was the one serving while Mary was just sitting at His feet, I related completely because that was exactly how I felt. Though I was reminded once again of how pride is the root of all evil, Martha gave me so much hope, because she was able to change and she truly did love Mary.
I am also reminded of Matthew 5:44, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you”. My dorm-mates are in no way my enemies nor do they curse or hate me. However, it is still extremely difficult to serve those who you don’t feel like deserve your service than those who you truly feel like need it. As part of the Higher Law, we are required to do more, serve more and love more, not just when it is easy, and especially when it
Throughout the semester i only learned few new things but i did improve and solidify my skill of writing. Before my first year of college my skills have always undermined by other high school english teachers and with that came disappointing grades. I am writing this paper as a reflection of the semester and the progress i have made as a writer. I now understand many things that my high school teachers have done a poor job demonstrating and i am grateful that i decided to take my own route in my education instead of their syllabus. I entered the semester with anxiety that i would perform as i did before but i clearly outdid my own expectations by receiving top grades on my essays.
Going into this course, I felt that the reading and writing skills I learned in high school were very beneficial in preparing me for an English college course. In high school, I was enrolled in GATE and AP English courses. In these classes, I was assigned several readings and was taught to actively read by doing annotations. I was to summarize the writer 's main points, to write down my own opinions, or to connect it to any personal experiences. These annotations helped me understand the writer 's message better because I was able to break down the things the writer said and only focused on the important points. Then, I was also able to form my own opinion on that topic by deciding whether I agreed or disagreed with the author’s opinion. Moreover, I used evidence from the text to support my argument.
My service is appreciated by my church where I have volunteered for years in many projects.
I was forced to reevaluate my perspective; I was not there to be their savior, but to help them in the way they asked me to. I learned an important lesson about service; one that I believe it is possible to teach.
My RIP companion essay was a complete mess with no structure in the first draft. I believe it was because I had procrastinated to complete both the first drafts for the RIP project and essay. I finished my RIP project then moved on to my companion essay, and the transition was vastly different because in the RIP project I was writing for a different audience than in the companion essay, which was an academic audience. In addition, I forgot that we had been given a prompt with specific instructions and guidelines for the companion essay, which gave the structure for the essay. My professor, Delany-Ullman also points out that “For most essays, you should NOT include your textual evidence in your topic sentence. Your topic sentence should make
As a University of North Carolina student, the Carolina community will learn from me why it is important to serve. My definition of the word “SERVE” is to Support, Encourage, Reach, Value and Evolve. For the last three years during spring break, I have served the Tolupan Indian tribe in the Honduran mountains. As part of this experience, I have supported the Tolupon by sharing the love of Christ and providing necessary supplies, food and medical services. To encourage members of the village, I took school supplies, toys and clothing to the Tolupon children. Seeing the smiles on the faces of the men and women and to hear the children laugh as they receive toys and clothes has been rewarding and helps me realize I have made a difference in their lives.
Welcome to bible study we’re all children of Jesus. I am applying for a position in student government due to my yearning desire to be better involved on campus. This fall semester is my second semester at OCC and after completing last semester, I came to the realization that I'd like to do more than just study at OCC. I’d like to be a part of something meaningful and greater. I am currently serving as the General Service Chair for the Circle K club on campus and am focusing on community service and bettering our community. I have been the General Service Chair since March and have extensive event planning and organizational skills. I have planned over 25 service events since then and I'm currently helping plan a large scale service event that'll
When it comes to participating in service, I did food and friends twice with Ms. Fitzsimmons for the couple months I have been with Gonzaga. Yet before coming here, I went on a service trip to Nicaragua during my time in Costa Rica. While it was only a week, it felt like a month of spending time in Tipitapa which is the dumpsite for the
I serve to Jesus every day by taking time out my day to help others. When my classmates or friends are struggling with something I try to assist them
As students we are “encouraged” to serve within our various clubs by having a certain number of service hours required. However, meeting an obligatory quota robs us of the real purpose of serving: developing a servant’s heart devoted to changing someone’s life for the better. In my life, I have strived to live out the quote “To whom much is given, much is required,” whether it be locally, through events and organizations such as Soonerthon, CAC Spark, and The Big Event or even nationally through programs like Operation Christmas Child and World Vision. Any form of community service can be a gift to both the giver and
Our motto is Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). How is service to others important in your life?
During my Freshman year I was asked by the majorette coach to join their unit because they needed the extra help. Being that I am a reliable person, I decided to help them with their show. I am also a trustworthy person when it comes to everything. This past summer my neighbors were on vacation, so they trusted me to take care of their home and mow the lawn. When our new pastor came to our church I wanted to help them in any possible way that I could because moving is a long and strenuous process. I wanted to be a dependable person so I put myself out there and helped to watch their son, which I have done for them multiple times. The shaping of my character has been influenced by the community service that I have gotten involved
The emphasis of servanthood covers the Bible, and is a building block of the Christian faith. Many words are used to describe the term servanthood, however, not all are accurate, or Biblical, but there are two words that are key to the definition and execution of servanthood. Humility is a necessary trait of servanthood; without it, servanthood becomes another avenue for the ego to encompass, in a search for self-affirmation. The deepest root of humility is buried in the recognition and of our infinite dependence on God. While greatness is seldom mentioned along with servanthood, they go hand in hand. Because, greatness is truly measured in scale with God Himself, it immediately becomes small and miniscule by comparison. This should, in turn, produce the purest humility. With this in mind, I have come to define and recognize servanthood as the communion of the true definitions of humility and greatness, and their relationship to God.
Much like Benjamin Franklin believed, I feel that a person should take advantage of the time the person has in life with activities a person wants to do or needs to do. A person should not spend much time on activities the person does not want to do. Life is way too short to concern oneself with work or other activities one wants nothing to do with all the time. When possible, I try to forget about my responsibility and just let go of the ‘things’ that do not matter to me. I think a person should try to occupy oneself with something productive, worthwhile, or necessary at all times. Even though a person’s life is left up to a person to live, I cannot imagine thinking that I owe my time to society through working a job that I simply despise. I am a compassionate person, but I do not owe anyone anything regarding my time.
“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things.” (Matthew 25:21 NIV) God has opened a new door for this individual to impact another community with the heart of a servant leader; willing to do all that is asked of him. God will use a willing heart and if you are willing to allow God to direct your paths, He will be glorified through the work He will accomplish through you. The task may seem daunting, the circumstances too monumental, but the Bible is a reminder; “For nothing will be impossible with God.” (Luke 1:37 ESV)