About Care, Wisdom and Service

CARE    by Henri Nouwen

We live in a world in which people are more concerned with cure than with care... To care is to be present to those who suffer and to stay present even when nothing can be done to change their situation.  To care is to be compassionate and so to form a community of people honestly facing the painful reality of our finite existence.

WISDOM    by Gerhard von Rad in Wisdom in Israel

Ignorance in any form will be detrimental to you; only the fool thinks he can shut his eyes to this.  Experience, on the other hand, teaches that you can never be certain.  You must always remain open for a completely new experience.  You will never become really wise, for, in the last resort, this life of yours is determined not by rules but by God.

SERVICE   by Anton Boison

...living human documents are the primary sources for any intelligent attempt to understand human nature...service and understanding go hand in hand.  Without true understanding, it is impossible to enter effective service in that which concerns the spiritual life, and only to those who come with a motive of service will the doors open into the sanctuaries of life.