When Jesus summarized the Greatest Commandment, he closely tied the love for God with the love for one’s neighbour (Matthew 22.34-40).
In The Servant Song, Richard Gillard points out that we humans on this planet earth are pilgrims on a journey, and companions on the road. We are here to help each other to walk the mile and bear the load. As fellow pilgrims, we must: hold Christ’s light for each other in the night-time of our fears and hold out our hands speaking peace to each other.
I like the fourth verse even better. It says, “I will weep when you are weeping. When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you! I will share your joy and sorrow till we’ve seen this journey through!” Till we’ve seen this journey through! Friends, life is not about me, myself and I; but about ‘us’ together!
The first step towards being selfless is realizing how much grace God has availed to us.
The second philosophy is “I am because they are.”
We must all realize that we are what we are because others helped us along the way. When we understand that, it becomes a joy to help others along their way.
Sometimes we may not realize how much we depend on others, but just remember those great words by John Donne, “No man is an island.” We all somehow depend on others. What affects one of us directly affects all of us indirectly, as such, none of us is truly rich when others are poor. None of us is truly free when others are oppressed.
So, the great words of The Servant Song are a clarion call to a community that walks together: we are pilgrims on a journey, and companions on the road; we are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load. I will weep when you are weeping; when you laugh, I’ll laugh with you; I will share your joy and sorrow till we’ve seen this journey through.
