| Volunteering has a rich history, traceable in Britain at least back to medieval times, when there was a strong association between religion and ministration to the poor and sick. |
| I thank thee that thou hast blessed me with this ministration. |
| The ministration to sense, aided by observation and experiment. |
| In the earliest stories, Bertie often rewards Jeeves by giving him cash, sometimes in a specified amount, but as ministration and recompense enter a psychological realm, this sort of crass transaction vanishes. |
| It was altogether fitting that the ministration of the sacraments be given, not to the angels, but to men. |
| Euthyphro explains that he means by pious acts, acts of service or ministration. |
