Serving

'The most radical social teaching of Jesus was his total reversal of the contemporary notion of greatness. Jesus shattered the customs of his day when he lived out the cross-life by taking woman seriously and by being willing to meet with children. He lived the cross-life when he took a towel and washed the feet of his disciples. This Jesus who easily could have called down a legion of angles to his aid chose instead the cross-death of calvery'- from 'Celebration of Discipline' Richard Foster.
This is all stuff I've known and heard before but it's good to be reminded and brought back to the basics- also like the term 'cross-life'. That is the Love of Jesus, spending time with and serving all he meets and as christians shouldn't we serve not just for the sake of serving but through living with Jesus we are compelled to live as he did? 'Jesus made me do it' was the title of one of the lectures at Forge and I think that sums up what I'm getting at here- open up to God and he will lead you on your own 'cross-life'.
Reading the book 'Celebration of discipline' at the moment for the Wed. night group and are enjoying it. Looks at stuff like meditation, fasting and simplicity and a lot more- which is stuff I think we tend to ignore but means where missing out on stuff that could bring us closer to God and yourselves.