Power to Serve
Posted in Atlanta Falcons, Jesus, Stephanie Blank, Zakk Tyler, power, service, stories on October 21st, 2008 by Steve Bradley – 2 Comments
I heard an interesting interview this morning on the radio, involving Stephanie Blank, wife of Atlanta Falcons owner (and Home Depot founder) Arthur Blank, and Zakk Tyler, a deejay on a local Atlanta radio station.
Zakk tells the story of when he first met Stephanie. She was apparently walking around serving folks sandwiches outside of the press booth at a Falcons game, and he was pleasantly surprised to find out that she in fact was the wife of the Falcons owner…
Zakk joked, “I’ve got to be honest here, if I were worth even a fraction of what you are, I’m not serving anybody anything — as a matter of fact I’m not touching my own food, but I’ll make people like Jane [his co-host] feed me.”
While this is obviously a joke, isn’t this what we’ve come to expect? That those with power, wealth, and influence will use it to serve themselves rather than others?
That’s what makes the story of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet so powerful (cf., John 13:12-17). Supreme, cosmic power — focused in a simple act of service…
What areas of your life have you been given power (if your answer is none, think harder)? Are you relinquishing it, using it to take advantage, or leveraging it for the advantage of others?
