Look around. What do you see? Whom do you see? As Jesus walked the earth, he saw people for who they were and met them at their greatest point of need. From physical, and emotional issues to their deepest pressing spiritual concerns, Jesus served the needs of others. Jesus said that serving others was why he came.

Opportunities to serve like Jesus are all around us, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of need that surrounds us, and guilty that we are not doing more. But service isn’t about obligation. Serving others is about seeing and valuing them. Where do we start? Jesus himself and the parable of the Good Samaritan help us ask the right questions so that we can serve where we can, how we can, and with what we have.

J.R. Hudberg