As you launch out in this helping
venture, may you continually recall
that charity begins, but does not end,
at home.
That is why you are going.
When you seem to lose all your
energy,when you've given all you
can, rest in God's strength. When
your come to the end of your rope,
and patience seems to fly away,settle
back in God's waiting arms.
Make times of peace and quiet for
yourself!
And when you feel as though you'd
like to quit and go home, persevere
in the light of God's long-standing
love for you over the years.
In all this hard work, rely not on
your own willpower, but discover the
blessing of being weak and in need.
For this is the only way you will
succeed, and it is the only way
for others to have the opportunity
to do something kind for you.
Along with them ---be blessed!
