To Be Of Service

 

I subscribe to my home county newspaper, The Cavalier Chronicle, which carries a weekly homily on Page 7. Below I wrote out this homily posted on 10/15/25, entitled Upside Down”: “We think greatness means power, position, influence and wealth.”

My response: The homily writer is reminding the reader that it is upside down in our thinking and priority to seek after power, position, influence and wealth, status in the world but not in God’s estimation and eyes. I agree.

Chronicle: “Jesus demonstrated and taught otherwise. Jesus taught that one is not to seek worldly status, but to serve others and sacrifice oneself to others, humbling oneself, not self-aggrandizing oneself. I can go along with this that one should never be arrogant or boastful for it offends the self, others and Jesus.

As an egoist I would rather that people serve themselves, and not much sacrifice themselves to and serve others, but sacrificing others to oneself (selfishness) or sacrificing oneself for the sake of others )masochism and self-denial).

Chronicle: “To be great means to self-sacrifice and serve others. Obviously we got it wrong. Re-learn about greatness this week in church. The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Mark 10:35-45.”