To serve others is to perceive a need in them and, to the extent possible, help them satisfy that need. If it’s hunger, we give them food. If it’s faith, we proclaim the Good News. If it’s loneliness, we give them company. Sometimes this means doing something, most times it just means being present. In either case, our sensitivity to the needs of others, and consequently the desire to serve, arises not so much from a particular situation, but first and foremost in our interiority.
What it means to serve
