who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
This is the first few lines of the first Christian hymn – it's an ode to Jesus. But hymns comes in all forms and all subjects: there some odes that speak of God's majesty (How Great Thou Art), some that speak of God's healing power (Healer of Our Every Ill), some that speak of Jesus' friendship (What a Friend We Have in Jesus). This early hymn is specifically about Jesus' humility.
Jesus was humble enough not to regard equality with God as something to be exploited. Jesus was humble enough to leave the comforts of heaven to take on human form as a baby born in an animal stall. Jesus was humble enough to walk with the poor and the outcasts. Jesus was humble enough to die.
For us.
For you.
Thanks be to God.
Join us for Palm Sunday at 8:30 and 11. We begin our Holy Week journey leading to the culmination of Easter morning this weekend. Full calendar is available at http://www.allsaintspalatine.org
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