At age 75, I've got to be among the to be helpful can overcome any brought to "God's Special People" oldest volunteers at the Schervier hardship. As I work among them, I through my Extraordinary Eucharistic Health Care Center, in Riverdale, sense the Presence of God in Passion Ministry! Bronx, NY. October 28, 2005, was my (The Cross of Jesus is everywhere), Jesus has said, "Whatever you starting day on the fifth floor by choice, but, looking deeper into their eyes, I see do for the least of my people, you do where I quickly bonded with its the Resurrected Christ in all His unto Me!" Service does enflesh Jesus - residents, "God's Special People" my Glory! Fortunately, those of us who it makes Him tangible - touchable!" Oh sisters and brothers in dementia, or with work on the fifth floor by volunteering sweet mystery of love at last I've found Alzheimer's Disease. make true the words of Jesus, "I was in you!" Like Moses, who veiled his prison and you visited me!" Yes, they face because of the blinding light are truly God's prisoners, living images following conversation with God on of the words of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Bruce Snowden, S.F.O Mt. Sinai, "God's Special People" on "Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty [email protected] the fifth floor also have veiled faces - take my memory, my understanding, St. Barnabas Fraternity, Bronx, NY and minds. But their veiling is not from my entire will.... Just let me love You God's light - its source is, instead, and it is enough for me!" God’s darkness recognized in Not only do I sense the suffering! Presence of God in my "Special M. Slavin is a clinical social People" by just being "there", but as worker and family therapist, who lives an Extraordinary Minister of the and works in Riverdale. Speaking of Eucharist, I am also privileged to bring her 80 year old father she said, "He the Real Presence of Jesus to them in taught me that, at any moment in life a Holy Communion, making more man (woman) can pick up his (her) complete our shared image of Suffering marbles and begin a new game!" For Servants with the Lord. And suffer many elderly, this is indeed possible, we do! How wonderful it is to see the but not for those in Dementia or with Eucharistic Jesus confined, as it were, Alzheimer's. Their lot is a hard one! to the "nursing home" of the Those who do God's work in service to Tabernacle, made mobile in the them can also find it hard at times, but "wheelchair" of the Ciborium and an attitude of gratitude for their ability Let them human esteem community. work both Article 16 as a gift and as sharing in the creation, Elderly redemption, and service of the Volunteer for the Elderly