Let me tell you a short story about a family.
Every member of this family lives their role as a server to each other. They look for ways to help. They anticipate the needs of other members of the family placing them before their own.
Just so, the wife serves her husband.
Being a family of followers of Jesus, the husband treats his wife well. He builds her up to be the best she can be. In fact, just like the example of Jesus, he is willing to give up his life for her.
The parents treat their children well concerned with their well being and education. In turn, the children respect the parents. (OK, when they are 2 and later as adolescents, there may be moments…)
When the family goes out, say to a restaurant, they treat the hostess and servers kindly. Same with sales associates at stores they visit.
I have been thinking about how to describe a modern family in English taken from Paul’s description of a family of Jesus-followers in first-century Greece taken from the letter to the Ephesians. Incidentally, the same passage often quoted by people to justify woman’s subservience to men.
I also think Paul would similarly describe the ekklesia, the gatherings of Jesus-followers that today we call the church. He seemed to be big on our finding our roles to best serve each other. And the community. And the world.
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