Jesus tells us that He
“came not to be served but to serve” (Matt. 20:28). And He wasn’t kidding.
Everything He does is an act of
service, a gift, to us. And because we live in and by Christ, because He served
us first on the cross, because we are a part of His body — the Church — it is
our joy to serve those around us: our older brothers, our dear wives, our
grumpy neighbors and our sleepy newborns.
Jesus comes to serve you, and He
does. He has also given you the gift of serving your neighbors — those people
He has placed in your life. So, join us this July in receiving all that God has
to give and then, turning right around in joyful service, and loving those in
your midst. Thanks be to God, we know you can, and we pray you will.
The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison,
president
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
The Rev. Bart Day, executive
director
Office of National Mission
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