The New Human came not to be served but to serve.
—Mark 10.45
James and John want to sit at the head table with Jesus.
The others are indignant, not because that’s wrong,
but because they want those seats.
We all do. We think our faith is for us.
We think we get saved one at a time.
The soil of my sin is that I think I’m myself,
not all of us.
We are members of the Body of Christ.
Last is first and first is last
in this circle
because you are we.
Each of us is all of us.
Vine and branches.
One suffers, all suffer.
To take care
is to give care.
Humble service
is the only way to be yourself.
The Beloved of Heaven
kneels at our feet.
—October 16, 2018