The Greater Serving the Lesser

Thank You so much dear Lord for Andrew. Went to his place to see how his injury from yesterday's cycling was, and prayed for him. Then he asked me about my day, and I shared. And generously blessed me with two bottles of Yakult. He sensed that I had more to share, so he, entirely on his own initiative, went down with me and brought me to a quiet spot, asking me to share more.

So touched by his Christlikeness and selflessness. It's the kind of grace that exudes from him that never leaves you feeling condemned or that you have to meet up to a certain criteria before he can accept you, but simply... Christlikeness and a listening ear.

I felt ashamed so many times, but not once did I sense anything from him saying that "you ought to do better". He did agree more when it came to the good things that I shared, and of course, rightly so. =) But even that was full of grace and mercy.

Grace shows us God's standards... and then reveals to us the goodness of what can happen when one becomes more and more transformed into Christlikeness. That kind is so attractive, the kind that instinctively drew people to Jesus, while the Pharisees drove them away.

I was deeply ministered - this was more than human kindness here - this was the unity of the Spirit between two brothers through the bond of peace, and the love for one another: whence the greater shall serve the lesser, rendering special honour to the less significant members. This is the truth of the kingdom of heaven, and this will be our inheritance and future glory. The one who can accept it should accept it.