God as servant. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com [mailto:adebelak@redeemerluth.com]God as servant suffers. When we serve others, we may be perceived as worth-less
than others. Servants can be dismissed. Servants are expendable. Servants are often
seen as weaker than the one served. God as servant acts out of a position of power
- the power of love. The servant fears no other - therefore, the servant is able
to subject him/herself to work that will seek the welfare of the other. That, is
a position of power. I serve - not because I am less - not because I want to be
raised up higher. The servant is able to see how service to others builds up the
whole community. When we serve, my neighbor and my enemy and my family is able
to become one people - one love. God as servant suffers because few people want
to be one people. We too often long for an us and a them that will allow us to think
we are better than the others and therefore not one who serves - but one who is
served because we deserve such attention. The servant suffers because a world that
divides and separates will resist - even unto death - those who serve to heal and
make well and honor even ones not like me.
O God of love and new life, it is not easy to serve. It is frightening. It is a
life in which we must trust that the promises of your Reign will come. In the face
of the violence of our world, inspire us to bow down and serve up a new reality.
Amen.
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