Religion and Community Service Reflection

Name Tutor Course Date Religion and Community Service Reflection From my experiences in this course, I had the opportunity of learning about religious practices through my interactions with the instructor and also my classmates. I now understand that religion is an essential element of culture and influences everyone on different levels. When religion is understood in healthy doses by a person, it can be a significant blessing. Also, it provides hope to people in need of assistance while also, encouraging other people to take control of their lives and make positive adjustments. Through my discussions with my classmates, I realized that everyone has a sense of purpose and can find their path. Through the entire religion course, I also developed proper leadership skills which are associated with assisting others and has been a huge component of my community service activities. Additionally, my interactions with people from various religious backgrounds have deepened my knowledge of why it is essential to help another individual without asking anything in return (King 18). In my personal experiences and involvement in volunteer programs as my course continued, I discovered that community service does not only involve large organizations running operations, but instead, it involves individual volunteers and those that need assistance (Roose 3). These outreach programs have proven to me that through giving time and effort, it not only benefits the people you are helping but also helps a person to become more empathetic. I also had the opportunity of working in a temporary house shelter agency whereby my role involved assisting young residents and children succeed in school. I provided these people with academic tutoring which was part of the work provided by the agency. Through my experiences in the volunteering agency, I gained effective life ch...