We’ve enjoyed most of Downton Abbey. For the most part, it’s been quite entertaining, thought-provoking and informative about a time in English history of which I knew very little.
However, one scene caught my eye in the last episode. Some of the servants had traveled to Scotland where the family were visiting relatives. As the visiting servants joined the others, they were referred to as Lord and Lady Grantham instead of by their own names. In other words, Mrs. Bates, who attended Lady Grantham would be called Lady Grantham among the servants.
Isn’t that also true about our Lord and Master? Are we not called Christians? Oh, how that term is bantered about so loosely! Those servants’ lives were totally dedicated to their lords and ladies! They stood erect, waiting upon their every need. They held their jackets while they dressed and then brushed them. They coiffed the lady’s hair and held the towel for her as she exited the bath.
How’s your service? Oh, how rebuked I’ve been. I’m afraid my service is shoddy at best. Is my eye focused on the Master’s face, just waiting for the opportunity to serve Him? I’m afraid not – and remember, He is the one that said:
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.“Matthew 25:40
So, take the rebuke, put on the apron, pick up the towel and keep listening for the trump and his beautiful words: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant!“
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Sorry my response is so late! Thanks! Glad it was helpful! No many ‘Wanda’s’ out there! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by! My husband and I were in Jerusalem in 2011. What a wonderful experience! You might enjoy my book, “Twelve Smooth Stones.” It’s about a Jewish girl who survives Auschwitz and moves to Israel. The research was quite an eye-opener for me.
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