^{Luke 17: 7-10}

 ^{The Unprofitable Servant}

⁷ “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? ⁸ Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? ⁹ Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? ¹⁰ So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

A very sobering and direct message to us, not to puff ourselves up beyond who we are or to expect special treatment simply for doing what is expected of us.  We can fall into the trap of thinking we are the only ones doing our share of the work, or a "woe is me", "poor me" attitude of "no one works harder than I and deserves more than I." The reality is that we all have our place and our tasks in this life. May we learn to be content with that, and not look for anything more. Chances are we'll be less stressed and happier.

Bro. Rene.