Their minds and hearts are absorbed by the pleasures and pains of life, but they never give a thought to the God who made them and died for them on the Cross. A child bursts into tears at the death of a loved one and is comforted by a few words. I am identified. I am available. I have the time.
People ask for advice, for referrals, for recommendations, for prayers.
Children especially need to be affirmed, to be assured of their worth, to be told that they are beautiful. Myriads of cross-bearers need a helping hand, a listening ear, or an encouraging word or smile. This is the apostolate of walking with God and for God. Some people ask for a rosary. Children ask what I have in my hands.