God as servant. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com [mailto:adebelak@redeemerluth.com]God as servant gives us a future. What are we going to do next? Well, we can always
be ready to serve others. That is a whole life full of opportunities. I was just
wondering how many times in the next ten to fifteen minutes will I be in a position
to serve. At the same time, I may be placed in all of those positions and never
allow myself the time to serve. I may just keep going on my way - the way I would
like the day to go - the way that will keep me focused on me and how the world spins
around me. God as servant also invites us to step into the creative task of looking
after the well-being of those around me and those who are far off and yet still
connected. The way we begin to serve is to open our eyes and ears. That may help
us begin the journey of opening up our hearts which becomes a life-turning event.
When our hearts turn and are open to the lives of others, we witness a world longing
for acts of compassion, self-sacrifice, justice, solidarity with the lonely and
left out. God as servant stirs up our hearts and places us right back down into
our ordinary day in order to be a living witness to hearts filled with this love
of God that is already ready to embrace and serve.
O God of love and new life, make this day the beginning of a season of turning so
that we exercise the freedom to move in new ways and stretch ourselves out to engage
the world with your servant love. Amen.
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