“The one who serves does not consider himself superior to the one served, however miserable his situation at the moment may be….. Those who are in a position to help others will realize that in doing so they themselves receive help; being able to help others is no merit or achievement of their own. This duty is a grace….” Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, n. 35
There is more in this quote than first meets the eye. When we serve the needs of others we come to know our own brokeness and our own need for help. There is in this the great duty and the grace.
