Maddie Laird

Mr. Amoruso
Religion 9-9
April 26, 2017
But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD

gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to

hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. -Joshua 22:5

Service is not just something to take for granted. Service should be viewed as a privilege

considering it is what God wants you to do for Him and for others. The act of service is not only

obeying God and living out His will; it is allowing yourself to be put second and put others

before you. Over the past months, I have learned the true meaning of service by completing my

service project. It has taught me so much about my faith and about how I want to live a life of

service.

During those past few months, I have completed my twenty hours of service by working

at the Saint Kilian Parish Fish Fry, being an altar server at Mass on Sundays, working the

CWNC open house in the Fall, volunteering at the CWNC gala, and by helping out at The

Woodlands. At the Saint Kilian Parish Fish Fry, I sold 50/50 raffle tickets and bussed tables.

When I volunteered at the CWNC open house in the Fall, I was a greeter to the visitors. I also

volunteered at the CWNC gala recently where I was a runner, helping with many miscellaneous

jobs that needed to be done. Next, I helped out at The Woodlands where I was able to be a part

of empowering and supporting young women with disabilities and special needs. I was part of

their personal Glam Squad and helped them with outfit ideas, makeup, and decorating tips for

their wheelchairs. Lastly, when I was serving as an altar server, I would help the younger servers
by dedicating their jobs to them and also carrying out the responsibilities of being an altar server

myself.

I wanted to serve in these specific ways because I wanted to work with people and my

community. When working with and helping people, I am able to directly see the impact I have

on their lives. I also wanted to serve in these ways because I knew it would strengthen my faith

and my relationship with God. I am becoming a better Catholic and a better disciple of Jesus

whenever I serve others as Jesus did. It was very rewarding and fulfilling to be able to serve

others in my community because I knew I was doing Gods work. It instilled in me a sense of

pride by knowing I was pleasing the Lord. I think the people I served benefited too because it

only takes one person to make a difference and it only takes one person to lead by example. I

hope by completing my service, I was an example to others around me and inspired them to

serve more. Lastly, I think it is so important for Christians to perform acts of service because it

truly makes a difference in the world and shows how much effort we are willing to put into our

relationships with God. By serving, we all are living out Gods will and following His

commandments.