A couple of months back, I
was serving at a BREATHE event for the special needs community (which happens
every third Friday of the month) and had to serve in a rather unpleasant
way. Someone came to the event and got
sick; Rebecca Hamilton and I found ourselves scrubbing the carpet on our hands
and knees. Certainly there was nothing
glorious in this ministry!
True, all
ministry that exalts Jesus brings glory to Jesus. But this seemed like a very distant
connection to the Spirit’s empowering presence.
For months I missed it—I was where I belonged before God: on my hands
and knees. I was serving with another,
in community. And I was serving the
least of these (at least by this world’s standards).
Ministry is sometimes behind-the-scenes. Ministry is sometimes grimy. But there is no doubt that God saw this small
act, and all of the other unnoticed acts that go on inside and outside our
building, and it pleased Him. Serving others,
even in the small things, is one more way to worship Christ!
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