Blessed because of it.

Most of my blog posts consist of me pointing out and expounding a few things that the speaker said. This one will be no different, but I am going to add in a few thoughts about what I thought overall of forum.

I liked Dr. Tom Osbourne and the work that he does. It was cool to have a speaker that was obviously working through a religious context, because I am the same way. Getting involved and reaching out to people is something that I feel is important and even though I have to acquire these volunteer hours for the honors program, I want to continue to volunteer even when it's not required of me. Prison ministry doesn't really appeal to me, and so that makes me have respect for Dr. Osbourne for what he does. I also appreciate the reason why he got involved: because The Bible says to visit those in prison. It's nice to see faith put into action and it inspires me.

Now, to point out a few things he said:

"There is an understandable human reluctance to jump in and help. You will never lose it, but you can overcome it."

This is so true. The hardest part is getting there, but once you do, you are glad for it. Which brings me to the next quote of his:

"I thought I would do this to help them, but it was a great blessing for me."

This is exactly what has been repeated all semester long. Volunteering changes you, and you are blessed because of it.