Reflection
As I left the supermarket last week, a man approached me in
the parking lot with the words, “Get me a hot dog? Something for lunch?” I smiled and walked past – into my nice car
and onward to my comfy home where I had plenty of food and lots of
comfort. I share this as a confession. After four days I am still haunted by my
selfish response and my refusal to put into action the words of my Leader, “to
serve and to give your life.”
I didn’t give my life, or my time, or my food, or my attention. I forgot the words of the Word.
Servant leadership is really hard because it surprises you
and comes in the form of simple encounters with the poor Christ. The problem is … we don’t recognize the poor
Christ in those we meet during our day.
But that is where He resides and meets us. May we take to heart the words of Jesus as He
instructs his first Apostles: whoever
wishes to be great will be a servant.
Lord, help me to take on the life of a servant, no matter the cost.
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