Being a Servant.It is the Sunday before MLK Day, which has me thinking about my favorite quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In seeking to redefine our notions of “greatness” Dr. King offered these powerful words on, of all things, service.
The following quote comes from “The Drum Major Instinct” and it turns our notions of greatness on their head.
If you want to be important—wonderful.
If you want to be recognized—wonderful.
If you want to be great—wonderful.
But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s a new definition of greatness.
And this morning, the thing that I like about it: by giving that definition of greatness, it means that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.
You don’t have to have a college degree to serve.
You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve.
You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve.
You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve.
You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve.
You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love. And you can be that servant.
As we strive to live out our own Christian faith in the world, may we too find greatness in being a servant.
Yours in the journey, Rev. Brian
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