Saturday September 6, 2008
Category: Living with Grander VisionBill Hybels Day 12: Seeking to Serve
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The five-page letter was from a waitress at a local café. She was a member of our church who had recently surrendered her life to Christ, but nearly everyone she worked with was living far from God.
"I want to tell you a few things about Christians, from my non-Christian friends' perspective," she began. The list of grievances was heart-wrenching.
Christians take up our tables for hours on end.
Christians push literature on us.
Christians rarely tip generously.
"None of the waitresses I work with look forward to the Sunday crowd," she went on to explain. "We arrange our schedules so that nobody gets stuck with them two weeks in a row ... it's the least we can do for each other."
I read the whole letter and then read it through once more. What does this say about Christ-followers, I wondered, when we neglect something as basic as treating a server with kindness, respect, and gratitude?
Christ came to serve and not to be served. (Mark 10:45) Why is service to others such a critical part of the Christ-following life? During seasons of increased servanthood, how has your faith been impacted?
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I HAVE A SISTER WHO USED TO WORK AT MCDONALDS AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED THERE HAD THE SAME THINGS. THEY WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK TWO SUNDAYS IN A ROW. MY SISTER SAID THEY WOULD LEAVE A MESS AND THEY WHERE VERY UNFRIENDLY.SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN OVER HEARD SAYING THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE ARE PAYED TO CLEAN THE TABLE. THIS MADE ME WONDER WHAT KIND OF CHRISTAIN THESE PEOPLE ARE.
Posted by: Donna Thompson | April 12, 2008 10:50 AM
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