Service in all its forms is primary a spiritual discipline. Without the inspiration given by that attitude, the urge to serve is bound to ebb and grow dry, or it may meander into pride and pomp. Just reflect for a moment : Are you serving God? Or, is God serving through you? When you offer milk to a hungry child, or a blanket to a shivering person on the pavement, you are but placing a gift of God in a repository of the Divine Principle. God serves and He allows you to claim that you have served! Without His Will, not even a blade of grass can quiver. Fill every moment with gratitude to the Giver and Recipient of all gifts.
(Tfd, 17 Jan '05)
