Toward the end of his life, Albert Einstein removed the portraits of two scientists, Newton and Maxwell, from his wall and replaced them with portraits of Gandhi and Schweitzer. When asked why, Einstein explained it this way; “The time has come to replace the image of success with the image of service." It would be a meaningful day of worship today if that were to happen in the hearts and lives in those of us who gather here. The time has come to replace the image of success with the image of service.

The word servant is mentioned 500 times in the Bible. Here, in the scripture lesson for today, Jesus says, “The greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves." What is this reversal of values, this alternate life style, this pursuit of disciple…