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The Joy and Pains of Serving With Humility and Love
The Joy and Pains of Serving With Humility and Love
The Joy and Pains of Serving With Humility and Love
with humility and love. In serving pains may be present every moment in our lives but we must
not set aside that the presence of the moment of happiness is also there. To journey on serving
hindrances and sacrifices might always be there but always remember that we are guided and
sustained by the law of love; a love which has its own source and model Jesus Christ the Son of
God made man, who by dying gave life to the world: “that for God so loved the world that He
gave us His Only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (Jan:
3:16”. Years that had past when I took the entrance examination at San Lorenzo Ruiz Seminary,
and I could still remember the very critical question, which really bothered me; “why do want to
become a priest?”. After some moment of silence, I answer it with this respond saying, “I want to
become a priest because I will try to serve God and His people and try to save souls”. Upon
answering such these thing, the very word “to serve” is really challenges me specially when I am
being served by somebody. Because in the beginning we are called and sent in order to serve
love. As Christians it is hard to serve but with love may we learn how to embrace these pains and
sufferings that might hinders us to serve and these must lead into joy. I know that sometimes we
are troubled just like my own experience during the fiesta celebration; at that moment I’m so in
pain because of some pressure. But with humility and love I learn that in serving there’s no pain
and sacrifices at all but happiness. I hope and pray that we may not stop serving and loving the
people most specially our lord Jesus Christ who ones serves his life in us.