FRIEND

SCRIPTURE

Mark 10:42-45 (NRSV)
Jesus came to serve

So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."

MEDITATION—Today is Saturday Psalmody! Today, the meditation is offered as a psalm from my heart. If you would like a more traditional devotion, please search the archives for a title that appeals to you! (smile)


FRIEND

I don’t comprehend

How the King of all

Calls himself friend

To the least and the small

He coulda come demanding

A title with grand standing

He could come insisting

Overcoming pre-existing

Leaders, Kings, tyrants and mayors

He coulda played them all

Making them supporting players

In his drama to be known

To be set up on a throne

Could have taken nasty tone

With people all his own

But he didn’t go there

Instead he chose to care

Didn’t try to scare

But to love and to bare

His heart and mind

His care and grace

He was ever kind

Willing to embrace

To serve and to share

To live and to die

To answer all our prayers

And never turn a blind eye

To our trouble and our sin

Our need for a savior

He died and rose again

To redeem our behavior

Making us God’s friend

He paved the way

To life that never ends

That’s why I praise him today

And for eternity

He will ever be

More than life to me

I hope you agree

He’s Alpha

Omega

Beginning and End

Savior

Lord

Redeemer

And Friend.


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