Selflessness, Service & Sacrifice

As I ponder these three words, the process of seeking all they have for me. It is a process much like a cow chewing her cud or a dog chewing his bone. So, why go to all that trouble? How else can you get the nurtients that this spiritual food has within its food. Yes, it would be quicker and less time consuming to just read, pray and not give it much more thought. When we do not eat correctly, anemia is the result. Subsequently, we become weak, low energy, and unable to live a full and productive life bearing good fruit for our Lord. These three words have a cost, but so does being their opposite. If we are not selfless, we are selfish; if we are not serving others; we wil serve self; if we lack sacrifice of self and all He has provided, we will become takers not givers. Take a look at just a couple of saints. Mary who annointed Christ with nard. Now has a living memorial whereverthe gospel ispreached. Simon of Cyrene carried Christ's Cross.That simple act, which he had not expected and bore great fruit. After he went home a changed man and his two sons became believers and later leaders in the Church. Romans 16:13. Do we allow the Lord to interrupt our plans and thus end up carrying another cross? Let us remember this. Nothing done for the Lord no matter how small or humilitating goes without its reward. Recall what Christ calls us too. Hope, faith, reproducing spiritual children and a future home to be with Him. Now think of what the evil one not only told Jesus to and think, and us as well. Check this out: Serve youself (Matt. 4:3-4); Pity yourself (Matt.16:21-23) Sow yourself (John 7:4); Save yourself, but Jesus was deaf to ALL those appeals. Where are we in relationship to those three words and all that they represent versus our examples: Christ and Simon?