The call to serve.

The call to service, after a recent brief trip to NZ, has had an impact on me.
Not only was it a passion of those I travelled with it was modelled in the way life is lived.

I spent time with people from all walks of life.
Some with whom it may one day be illegal hangout with, but which I will anyway.
People who are 'doing' life differently regardless of 'societal norms'.

Have conversed, eaten, drank and been shown hospitality as a stranger.

The call to serve the broken, poor, lonely, widowed, prisoner, isolated, sojourner and the stranger  is still as valid as at any other time in history.

This prayer written by someone else is for all who go into the difficult places in life;

God go with us as we go into the difficult places and offer hope.

Jesus , who has travelled the narrow and dangerous road and been to the difficult places make us brave as we go.

Spirit who gives freedom, freedom to go and offer hope and spread the good news along the narrow road, go before us on the narrow road to the difficult places.

Amen.