To All the Would-Be Saviors

Joel Wickre, of the Blood-Water Mission has an incredible article about mission in Christianity Today. He reminds us that "going to them" can sometimes have unintended effects like creating dependency among the "served" and a savior complex among the "servants." He reminds us, as does the Scripture, that we are all equals in Christ. The wealth divide is really an illusion that shadows what it means to be human. But when the "haves" meet the "have-nots," that sort of worldview seems to be lost in translation.

Forgive us, God, for only going because we are "needed" and not because we are called.