Christ Jesus, in his unique role as the Son of God, sowed the seed of truth in a remote area of Palestine centuries ago, and Christianity took root in human hearts. Even though Jesus never traveled a great distance during his ministry, his teachings have reached throughout the world today.
In a thoughtful article in The Wall Street Journal, James F. Hind, an author, writes of Jesus and his compassionate care of others: "He faithfully promoted and practiced the most important principle of motivation: People want to know how much you care before they care how much you know." The Wall Street Journal, December 18, 1989. The columnist cites Jesus' strongest leadership trait as "the servant attitude" that lays aside all self-serving interests in ministering to others.
This coming decade is going to demand a great deal of true Christians—those who have made the Christ way their ideal and strive to live by it. In a self-serving society, people can be so busy pursuing what they set out to attain that the important things of life may be missed for merely transient pleasures. Christians need to reject this worldly way of living. Christianity cannot be a mere theory that pays lip service to God. Christ, the spiritual idea of God, which manifests the essence of spirituality, has to be central in our lives. Granted, it may seem cozier to shut ourselves in with our own familiar views than to follow that which enables us to lift the burden of people's suffering—to follow the Christ. Real Christly love is unselfish and outreaching and longs to heal.
