'Someone to Walk with Us'

'In order to develop properly, some plants need the support of a stake. With this help, they produce more flowers and fruit. People also need another person to help them grow well; someone close who accompanies them, helps them to live their humanity more fully, to reach maturity and to give life and hope to others. This accompaniment is not just for teenagers who need a spiritual guide or mentor to act as an intermediary between their life with their family and their life in society. Whatever age we are, we need someone to walk with us.'

- Jean Vanier, Our Journey Home, p. 156