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Our Service
We bring our oneness with God into our jobs in daily life and we serve together as we are able.
We simply seek to be prayer--to live in prayerful awareness of the One in whom we live and breathe and have our being. We are trying to learn how to be a prayerful presence in the wild world of New Orleans, Louisiana. Today some of us work with the homeless of our city, listening to people's stories at Luke's House, a free medical clinic set up each week in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church.But that work is no more holy than the presence members bring to their roles of mom, physician, teacher, human resources director, classical guitarist in an oncology clinic, lawyer, librarian, business owner, clerk, pastor, AA member, ecology writer, furniture maker, spiritual director, potter, occupational therapist....You get the point!
If anything is unique about what's happening among us, it's that we are seeking to balance the inward filling we receive in contemplative practice with service that reaches outward into the world. We do not serve in our own strength and risk burning out. We've tried that life and it no longer serves us well. Now we seek to serve from our fullness and our oneness, and,as we can, we seek to stay connected with the One while we are serving. In our better moments, this means we really do "serve in joy."
Luke's House can always use an extra pair of hands.
We are open every Tuesday evening to assist in providing free medical care and to help address the poverty crisis in New Orleans. Free vouchers are distributed each Tuesday afternoon to provide sleeping accommodations and meals at the Salvation Army. Clothing, snacks, and toiletries along with conversations and hugs are shared.
Stop by and join us as we extend Love with our neighbors.
at Luke's House, is a ministry whose purpose is to provide the poor and disadvantaged of New Orleans with access to books. On Tuesday evenings we offer donated books of all kinds to the people who come to Luke's House. We want to provide an opportunity for everyone who comes to have books to read for leisure activity. Our intention is to be present, to serve with compassionate hearts, to listen to stories, and to extend friendship to the people who come to the SCL Street Library.
Ora et Labora
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