The Deacon Retreat – Step 1

Every journey starts with deciding to move forward… then continues with the first step.

Here are some focus points from my first step…
– The deacon serves the poor through the many ways found in the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, he serves them foremost as a spiritual man bearing spiritual gifts.
– The last thing a deacon wants is for his ministry to become a skill and his presence to other to become routine.
– A deacon’s ministry is to live out Christ’s invitation to receive the love and intimacy willed by God for all his creatures.
– Deacon’s are called to accompany people to the very depths of their souls and encourage them to receive the presence of God over and over again.

Each time a deacon put on his stole, may it remind him of the generosity of God, as he calls him to share in his Son’s service.