How Can I Serve You?

At the services this past weekend, Bryan McInnis said something that started a “buzz” in the Atrium and with people I talked to this week.  Bryan really challenged all of us to be servants and not to focus on ourselves.  He suggested that we reach out to one another -- our neighbors, friends, family, co-workers and strangers – and ask a simple question.  How can I serve you? 

In our “me-focused” world, we often lose sight of others.  We don’t necessarily do it intentionally, but we get so “busy” with our own lives, our own children’s activities, our own problems, our own stuff, that we just forget to look outward toward others.  We just don’t seem to have time.  This past week I began to consciously think about looking “outward.”  It was an interesting week. 

While I was at the doctor’s office getting checked for allergies, the nurse who was giving me all the myriad of shots over the course of two hours, mentioned that her husband was unemployed.  We chatted about his job and his skills and I was trying to think if I knew of any people in that field.  The nurse then said, "Well, he’s in an interview right now. Could you pray for him?"  Wow!  What a cool request!  I didn’t even have to ask how I could serve her; she just asked me.  So as she continues to inject me with different allergy strains, I began to pray for him and for her.  It was a simple request, but one that showed me that sometimes just a simple conversation with someone can lead to a blessing for both that person and for me.  While lifting another person up in prayer, I was also able to “re-focus” the pain I was experiencing.  It was a real “God moment.”  The interview went great and now he has been called back for another follow-up interview.  Praise be to God!

As we journey closer to the cross this week, listen to this song and be reminded that we are all called to be servants first and to follow the greatest servant of all, Jesus the Christ, the Servant King. 

Soli Deo Gloria!

Pastor Carol