A Word on Service

To serve is to put love into action. Serving others offers a means of grace.

Serving may be the final lesson learned in the life of a disciple. As we serve others we become selfless and mirror the actions of our Savior. Seems to me all others actions of a disciple, like giving or praying, can be confused with a building of the self. Serving empties the self, focusing on the need of the other. Sacrificial service is the action of a mature, or at least attempting to mature, disciple.

Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13, "...the greatest of these is love." The word here in greek is "Agape," which means a love which serves the other. Paul knew that "to love/to serve" is the greatest gift of the disciple.

What did Bob Dillon sing about in the 60’s; “You got to serve somebody. It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you got to serve somebody.”