Service
Service is an action that allows us to move outside of ourselves. Service is an activity that is performed for the benefit of others.
Service is love in action.
The highest privilege in this world is to lighten the burdens of others. Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life and not something we do in our spare time.
Service is required to gain a greater understanding of the world in which we live, and it is an important way through which we express our values. Service is essential for change and contentment within ourselves.
Discover Service
Service is the journey through which we move from a selfish to a selfless existence. Self-forgetfulness is the key to contentment.
It is the doorway to growing love both within us and in our community. Service allows us to step outside of ourselves and discover the value inherent in everyone. Through service we grow away from our tendency to be selfish and move into the realm of selflessness, an arena where we care more about the needs of others and become less preoccupied by our own wants. We also discover the value of serving ourselves so that we are more capable and experienced in serving others. Service is essential for change.
Explore Service
Service is the pathway to a fuller, more meaningful life. Service is a powerful process whereby we partner with Spirit and begin to learn the secrets of love.
To grow in service requires that we grow out of ourselves and into the service of others.
As a newborn we are naturally selfish. We demand that our needs come first before the needs of our parents or caretakers. We are completely unaware of how inconvenient it is for others when we need to be fed, or changed, or held. “Feed me. Hold me.” Life, when we are young, is all about us.
As we grow older, we learn to negotiate for our needs, even giving up something of ours so that we can get something we want from someone else. And then, if we are lucky, we grow into the desire to give to others for no other reason than to help them on their journey. This then, is where we can begin to consciously serve others in partnership with Spirit.
Experience Service
Only through service can we become selfless. Through selflessness we enter the spiritual dimension of forgiveness and love.
Pay attention to your urge to serve.
As we reach out to serve others, we realize that this act of love is a pathway to gain a greater understanding of others and the world in which we live.
As we serve others we begin to change. Our self-esteem starts to grow and we gradually feel better about ourselves. We start to identify with our spiritual partner within us. We experience the magic of respecting ourselves and others.
Come join us in this adventure where our lives become more meaningful and where we begin to know and love ourselves more fully.
Service Class
We are offering an 8-week class on service. The love class is a prerequisite for the service class.
Our classes will be over Zoom and will last approximately one hour per week. The day and time to be decided. All of our classes are supported by optional mentor office hours in addition to the class time. There is no cost for these classes.