Each Saturday during Lent, we will take some time as a church family to practice a different spiritual exercise together. Today, we are practicing Service.
About SErvice
Service is a way of offering resources, time, treasure, influence, and expertise for the care, protection, justice, and nurture of others. Acts of service give hands to the second greatest com- mandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Isaiah 58:6-7; John 12:26; Matthew 22:37-39).
For REflection:
- What is it like to be loved by someone as he or she loves him- or herself?
- Do you like to be served or to serve? How does this affect the way you live?
- When do you live out of an entitlement mentality rather than love of neighbor?
Ways to Practice SErvice:
- Serve someone daily. Every morning for the next two weeks, ask your spouse, roommate, or a colleague: “What can I do for you today?” Then do it. Talk to God about what this is like for you.
- Develop an annual service rhythm. Create a yearly practice of involving yourself in one intentional service, mission, or relief project. Consider which type of project speaks to some of the longings of your own heart.
- Discover your spiritual gifts. Ask those who know you to give you their take on what your spiritual gifts are. Take the SHAPE Assessment found in the Eastbrook App and learn how you are uniquely gifted to serve others. Plan a way of using your gifts to benefit others in the next week and month.
- Serve your Milwaukee neighbors. Get to know the Eastbrook local outreach ministries (Food Pantry, Bread of Healing Clinic, and International Community Center), or another faith-based organization here in Milwaukee. Find out what they need. Ask them how you could serve. .