Who do I need to serve? A good question and I could just throw out ‘everyone ‘cause I think that is the right answer! Jesus certainly didn’t differentiate between people and their unique needs but sometimes I can’t help but do that. I guess I would have to ponder on the thought that having a servant’s heart is learned and not a skill set that we are born with. Sometimes it takes a purpose of thought to think "serve" in our everyday lives. I will gravitate toward that person in my life that is the most needing of being served – and unintentionally ignore the quiet peer that is slowly going out of their mind because on the surface they don’t seem to need anything. I must admit that while I ignore the homeless guy that is holding up a sign asking for help while I am waiting for the light to change - every Thanksgiving my family goes with our church to help in the downtown soup kitchens. For most people I think it is hard to ask for help and if no one does then we feel like there isn’t anyone or anything that needs to be served. After all asking for help means that we can’t handle everything ourselves – right??? It’s that perception of weakness. But as a Christian I know that I can’t do anything on my own – it is only through Christ that I can do all things. So the next time someone asks for volunteers in the nursery at church I will ignore the fact that I have no time and take a deep breath and go do God’s work and not my own!
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