Every Christian is called to serve. Or, in other words, we are called to ministry to others. Ministry is not the domain of clergy. Rather it is the calling of all who are baptized in Christ. What is ministry? It is meeting the needs of others out of the resources the Lord gives us. Those resources may be natural resources such as our talents, money and time. It also includes supernatural resources such as spiritual gifts the Lord gives us in baptism. The natural and the supernatural resources come together to serve the needs of others. It becomes the obligation and the joy of every Christian to minister to others. A healthy, balanced spiritual life is a life that gives to others in His name. We give to others out of the natural and supernatural resources that are given to us.
