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THE CALL TO MINISTRY
TO SERVE IN THE SPIRIT OF JESUS IS
TO GROW IN FAITH

TO KNOW CHRIST … AND TO MAKE HIM BETTER KNOWN

I will do more than belong, I will participate.
I will do more than care, I will help.
I will do more than believe, I will practice.
I will do more than be fair, I will be kind.
I will do more than forgive, I will forget.
I will do more than give, I will serve.
I will do more than teach, I will inspire.
I will do more than be friendly, I will be a friend.
I will do more than live, I will grow.
I will do more than dream, I will work

[The above was a hand-out given by Father Padraig Greene at our parish ministry faire. There are multiple versions (of the poem / prose), with minor variations, online with various attributions. They include: Edith Hensley, Edward Everett Hale and William Arthur Ward. I don’t know which is the original version or author. — KMAB]

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2014	Bewitching
2013	Visiting Joy
2012	Dedication To Today
2011	Project Second Chance – Adult Literacy
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We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.

— William Arthur Ward

[Found on one of the blogs I follow.

The site is titled: “Lead.Learn.Live.” but actually goes to http://davidkanigan.com

This particular entry is at: http://davidkanigan.com/2013/02/19/serve/

I don’t mention / encourage this as much as I probably should, but feel free to type the name “William Arthur Ward” into the “Look For Stuff” search box on the right hand side of my blog (hit enter) and you’ll see a number of interesting quotes from Mr. Ward. — KMAB]

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We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.

— William Arthur Ward

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2020	Three Down, Four To Go
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2019	Two Down, Five To Go
2018	Year One, Done!
2017	First Day Of Retirement!
2016	Revere And Criticize
2015	Global Climate Change May Test This Statement
2014	Adaptability Won
2013	Disappeared
2012	Fuller
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2011	Stoned Again?
2010	Insubordination… And That’s Why I Love Her!
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

— William Arthur Ward

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2019	Living Free
2018	Relative Imagination
2017	Thank You, Senator McCain (So Far Anyway)
2016	What About Friends?
2015	It Tastes Good To Me
2014	Others’ Footsteps
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2013	Doin’
2012	A Lover
2011	What Have We Found Here
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Before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.
Before you retire, save.
Before you die, give.

— William Arthur Ward

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2018	Four Loves
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2017	Faith In Science
2016	What The World Calls
2015	Say What?
2014	Start Today
2013	Fly!!
2012	Greater Love
2011	Before

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

— William Arthur Ward

[And the airhead is just surprised there’s wind at all. — kmab]

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2018	I’ll Trade You…
2017	Luv Me Some Meat Loaf
2016	Unless Your Name Is #AmnestyDon
2015	A Tentative First Step
2014	Making People
2013	On Reading Books
2012	On America
2011	Shiver, Me Timbers!
2010	Fiduciary Breakdown

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

— William Arthur Ward

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2018	Here And Hope
2017	Choose
2016	All I Ever Wanted
2015	Compassionate Toward Yourself
2014	All And None
2013	Voices In The Dark
2012	Does Uncommonly Flexible = Flip-Flopping?
2011	A Modest Review Of A Modern Day Classic
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Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

— William Arthur Ward

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2019	Living Art
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2018	Hey, #45: Are We Sick Of Winning, Yet?
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2017	Heart Vision
2016	A Labor Day / Pre-Election Hope
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2015	Without Hope
	Things Known And Unknown
2014	A Wall Too High, A Bridge Too Far
2013	Glory = Danger
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2012	How Did We Get Here?
2011	Labor Day Weekend Mishmash
	More, More, More

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!

— William Arthur Ward

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2017	And The Future Is Now
2016	I Am
2015	Positively Aiming Higher
2014	Suspicious Minds
2013	We Are Not Alone
2012	Lawyer, n.
2011	Each Day Remember…
2010	Impossible Dreams of Camelot