AN IMAGE OF A PARISH: 
PERPETUAL HELP

Perpetual: as in always,

ongoing, forever faithful, present,

those eyes looking, watch those eyes,

those hands and arms

ready to reach and receive and hold,

always open, especially when the timing is bad ….

Help: as in willing to stop

and be there for another,

to get one’s hands dirty,

as in willing to volunteer,

willing to serve, to support,

even if the other is missing one shoe

or a sandal is falling off....

© Andrew Costello 2007