The Ultimate Servant

We are now less than 3 days away from Tijuana - but up till this morning it was the last thing on my mind. This week is the last major hurdle to jump before I can take a break from school and Ann Arbor, with deadlines and projects and photos due, so I have been quite frantically busy. However, in my devotional this morning, I read Matthew 20, where Jesus teaches the disciples that the lowest of servants are greatest in his eyes:

"...Whoever wants to be great among you must become your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

What a timely reminder! I would almost hate to get on the plane to San Diego and only then remember why I'm going: to serve others, to share God's love among the poor and oppressed. God, humble my heart now, even as the stresses of school overwhelm me. Make me a servant now, and keep me humble throughout this week and the next. God, we anticipate great things!