Servant Leader Practice: Serve Others
KINDLE Strand: Stewardship of Faith
Practice 20: Serve Others –Present your life as a living sacrifice, responding in graciousness and hospitality
This is a great quote from a new book called “The Humanitarian Jesus: Social Justice and the Cross” by Christian Buckley and Ryan Dobson. I didn’t read the book, although I did read an extensive review by Tim Challies. The quote really speaks to me—and reminds me of some of NT Wright’s stuff in “Simply Christian”:
“Jesus was a humanitarian, but of a unique kind. He healed to reveal true healing. He fed to reveal true food. He quenched thirst to reveal everlasting water. Christ’s actions were temporal, but His intended impact was for His every word and deed to be eternally transforming.”
The idea that all the really good stuff, including serving others, is an echo of the Divine. Feeding the hungry is a fantastic, humbling, wonderful thing to do PRECISELY because it is an echo of the Bread of Life which feeds us in even more profound ways than food. The servant leader serves others, at least in part, because it helps her get in touch with the greater service done by God, through Jesus, and share it.
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This post is another way of helping to open up one’s understanding of Jesus as Truly Human, Truly Divine, Sue. Wright’s concept of “echo” really helps focus those experiences that touch my soul, heart, and mind on a deeper level…