Helping others can often result in others helping us.
The gift of being a giver is often that the giver becomes a receiver.
Such was the case for Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche (The Ark).
Son of a Governor General of Canada, Vanier had the freedom and resources to choose whatever life he desired. His career began in the Royal Canadian Navy, followed by the pursuit and achievement of a Doctorate in Philosophy, followed by teaching at the University of Toronto. Then came a visit to a friend, a priest, who worked with people with disabilities.
It was that visit that led to Jean’s undeniable request from Jesus to take a man or two to live with him … men from an institution, who suffered mental and physical handicaps. They lived, daily living, together.
Jean thought that HE was doing for them, yet, the giver became the receiver.
For more information on L’Arche, check out www.jean-vanier.org
Today, Jean Vanier, in his own words, speaks about “Seeing God in Others.”
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