A French civil servant said to me, "What you are doing is certainly very fine and I'm sure it is the ideal situation for handicapped people, but it depends completely on the motivation of the assistants. Does the government have a right to invest in a place which could disappear completely the day it can't find assistants who want to live that way? What guarantees can you give me?" Of course, I had none. But insecurity is one of the only guarantees that a community will go on deepening and progressing and remain faithful. (Jean Vanier, Community and Growth, page 149, L'Arche Canada | L'Arche Canada Foundation | Jean Vanier Online)
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