The Rev. Deacon Paula Hartsfield - Grace Episcopal Church, Jefferson City
This reflection is part of a series to celebrate women's ministry, June 2022.
A part of my ministry which is life-giving is walking with people as they are experiencing the challenges of life on this Earth. It is a humbling, special privilege to be present for people as they are vulnerable and scared.
It is life-giving for me to be the vessel for the Holy Spirit to flow through so that others may be comforted. I am thankful for any comfort and joy that I am enabled to provide, by the grace of God, to parishioners and people experiencing poverty who I encounter in my servanthood ministry.