Acts 16:1-10 / John 15:18-21
Progress and development are held in high esteem by the world.
The present generation strives to be better than the previous generation.
Each generation wants to leave a legacy behind for the next generation to follow up and to match up.
As much as all this may sound good, there can be the danger of ego and pride.
Under the masks of progress, development and improvement, the tendency is to be the master, the boss and the leader.
To be a servant, a subordinate or a humble worker would probably mean that there was no goals, no direction and no ambition.
But in the gospel, Jesus says that a servant is not greater than his master.
A good servant requires humility to serve and to learn from his master.
And a good master will teach his servants or disciples the virtues of humility and service.
That will be the legacy that any good master will impress on his servants or disciples.