Those Who Serve
"The greatest among you will be your servant."
-- Matthew 23:11
A volunteer fire department provides service in the area where I live. These men and women not only serve without pay, they hold fundraisers and reach into their own pockets to pay for training and other needs.
This morning they were out early. A bad wreck with three injuries. They are trained to give immediate medical help, then they stay around to make sure the vehicles are loaded onto wreckers and the roadway is clear.
Late this afternoon, I heard the sirens as they headed out again. Another wreck, this one involving one vehicle and one injury. A fire truck, a medic truck and an ambulance from town.
They spend countless hours training and working and giving so that we can be cared for in an emergency. I am grateful.
Each time I hear a siren, I say a silent prayer for safety for the emergency workers and those they are helping. I personally know many of those who serve. It makes my prayers urgent, necessary, asking God to keep them safe. I know the deep faith so many of them share. I am thankful for that as well. It's what all of us need most, when an accident or fire turns our world upside down. Help, yes, from firemen. But we also need Jesus. When we are scared and uncertain, we always cry out to God. It is just so powerful that those who serve the fire department, also serve Almighty God.
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