2) The Persistent Demand for Justice: Luke 18:2 8 1

York. And second, the group created this Service Learning Guidebook designed to encourage young learners to see themselves as engaged members of the community, as leaders who can make a positive impact upon their neighbors’ lives.

In the pages of this guidebook, readers will be introduced first to the Buffalo City Mission’s history, values, and activities and will learn more about the practice and significance of service learning. Thereafter, Hilbert’s students discuss their role in the Mission Possible Food Drive Challenge and explore six key passages from the gospels that exemplify traits that Jesus believed were characteristic of those who received the “good news” and sought to advance “God’s rule” in the world. Over the centuries and around the globe, these stories have inspired others to commit themselves to lives of service, believing that we can in fact create a better world for all. We hope that the literary analyses, contemporary examples, reflective activities, and testimonials that follow will inspire you to think more deeply about the value of service and the ways that you might contribute to living in communities where, in the words of the prophet Amos, “justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream” (5:24).