Month: December 2015

Arrogance

~ seeingeternity

Arrogance can sometimes masquerade as spiritual authority.

A spiritual “know-it-all” is far, far from Jesus’ example.

” Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:42-45)

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Beacon of Liberty: That’s US, not the U.S.

~ seeingeternity

givemeyourtired

For some reason I ended up musing yesterday upon the poem engraved on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty:

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

This sentiment may never have been true for America as a country, but I believe it captures the essence of what we as Christians, and corporately as the Church, are called to be.

“You are the light of the world, a city built on a hill” (Matthew 5). Open hearted. Willing to associate with the lowly and wretched. Willing to get our hands and lives dirty in our caring for others.

© 2015 Deborah Morris

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