Passion is the Strength of Ministry
by Denise Murrow, Precious Blood Resource Services Director
In the March 2017 edition of the New Wine Press
I wrote an article titled “In Faith a New Ministry
is Born.” In it I spoke of the spiritual inspiration I
received during a retreat given by Father Ben Berinti
in October of 2016. The retreat was about apostolic
life and the “Four Irritatingly Beautiful Questions for
Companions of the Precious Blood.” They were ques-
tions about where we were in our apostolic life, how
we could improve our relationship with God, and how
we could help our brothers and sisters in need. The last
question included Isaiah 6:8, “Then I heard the voice
of the Lord, saying, ‘Whom shall I send and who will
go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I. Send me.’” I felt a
strong calling to ask God to “send me” to bring life to
a new social service ministry and embrace St. Gaspar’s
vision to help the poor.
Over a year ago a very dedicated committee was
formed whose members believed that providing
charity to the poor and marginalized is an integral
part of Precious Blood spirituality. They had enough
faith in the ministry to devote their time and energy
into its structure and organization. As a result of their
passionate efforts, Precious Blood Resource Services
(pbrs) emerged.
Precious Blood Resource Services is a ministry of
accompaniment. We offer those in need assessments of
their individual situations, provide them with refer-
rals and resources and then accompany and walk
them through a very tedious process. As a former city,
county and state social service worker, I can attest to
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