“I have not come to be served, but to serve.” Jesus
A major temptation in our culture is the will-to-power. This temptation has to do with the impulse to constrain, control, and compel. It becomes particularly dangerous when God is taken out of the equation of life. Then, we become the sole arbiters of right and wrong, morality, and the road that should be traveled, bowing to nothing but ourselves. Historical examples of this process are on full display in Hitler”s facsim and Stalin’s Communism. Will-to-power manifests spiritually when we reduce the Divine to a vague Star Wars kind of force which we can manipulate with our wants and desires. By contrast, healthy spirituality is a harmonious partnership between God and ourselves. In this partnership, God serves us and we serve God. Still deeper, in a healthy spirituality, any spiritual power we might possess actually emerges from our powerlessness. God’s power is manifested in powerlessness and in our willingness to serve the highest good of others.
Divine One, Beloved Guru,
Remind me of the truth
That I am powerless.
