The
greatest of this is Love!
This is
the path we are to walk the path of unconditional love for each human on earth,
and more for all of God’s creation.
Our
beacon on this path is the life of Christ, his example of serving humanity,
all humanity wherever there was need.
Meeting
the needs of each human first, and letting God’s love shine through his
service, opening up space for those he served to ask where his love came from.
They followed because they wanted to, they
were not coerced, nor were they frighten into following.
They
followed because he loved them.
We are to
provide service not as a means of getting an unwilling congregation of the
needy to preach to.
No!
We are to
service because there is a need and when our service reflects the light of Christ, and space is created for other to ask us, then humbly we can offer up our faith.
Today
once again I am reminded of the Christian man who was asked “What type of a
Christian are you”, he responded “To answer this question you will need to
speak to my neighbours!”
Follow
Christ into service motivated by unconditional love.
Grandma
Snyder
©2013-2016 twosnydergirls
Lectionary readings: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1,
Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14: 25-33.
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