Hanson: the Servant-Church

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
    Feast of Hugh, Carthusian Monk, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
Meditation:
    [Jesus:] “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning...”
    —Luke 12:35 (NIV)
Quotation:
    The Servant Messiah carries out his ministry in the lives of his ministers. His life is reproduced in their lives, so they also are servants. But this ministry is exercised in and towards the Church, so as to enable the Church itself to carry out the ministry of the Servant. The Messiah came as a Servant; his ministers are servants; and the Church he created is a Servant-Church.
    ... Anthony T. Hanson (1916-1991), The Church of the Servant, London: SCM Press, 1962, p. 60 (see the book)
    See also Luke 12:35; Zech. 3:8; Matt. 8:6-10; Mark 10:42-45; Phil. 2:6-8
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, keep me ready to serve. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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