Servanthood

Today is day three. It is also my favorite day so far! And here’s why.

Some of the most beautiful girls I have ever met got down on their knees to wash the feet of the women who have been serving them this past week. They gathered all the women in a circle and one girl said, “you have taught us what it means to serve, we want to do what Jesus did for His disciples. We would like to wash your feet.”

I’m sure many of you know women, and an act like this does not end dry eyed. Tears and prayers spilled around the room, and I was overwhelmed by the way the girls gently washed the feet of their new friends, mentors, and sisters in Christ. Kneeling down next to each of these women and praying for them to serve well back home, just as they did here, showed me what it means to be apart of the Church. The God that moved these girls to service and tears today, is the same God we worship on Sundays in church. Yet I don’t see people in the Church serving the way these 8 to 19 year olds did. Christ served. The church must also serve. We are not called to open our Bibles Sunday morning and then be done with it. We aren’t called to form a group of friends and not allow anyone else in. We aren’t called to hoard our time and energy and money. We aren’t called to “let someone else do it”. We are called to get down on our hands and knees and serve like Jesus served. Humble ourselves, pray for one another, love one another, and encourage one another. Thank you Jesus for making yourself known to us, so that we can follow in your footsteps as these girls are doing.