Servant, To Serve, Service
That servant will be rewarded whom the master finds always vigilant and whom death surprises in a state of Grace.[1]
In "The Gospel as It Was Revealed to Me"
- Leave it to the Lord to proclaim you His servants.[2]
- It is simple to serve Me. I want only the good will.[3]
- That servant will be rewarded whom the master finds always vigilant and whom death surprises in a state of Grace.[4]
- No, my sons, no. One must first drink all the cup that I drank. All: with the charity given in exchange for hatred, with the chastity opposing the voice of the senses, with the heroism in the Trials, with the self-sacrifice for the love of God and the brothers. Then, when one has fulfilled their duty, say again: "We are Unprofitable Servants", and wait for my Father, who is also yours, to grant you, through His goodness, a place in His Kingdom.[5]
- Masters and servants, rich and poor.[6]
- Unprofitable servant: What man, having a servant who plows or pastures, or a worker in the workshop, says to him when he finishes work: "Go immediately to the table"?[7] and [8]
- The service of the brothers: Whatever is done to a disciple is done to the Master, and even a single cup of Water or a bread given to help someone who tires for Me will find a reward with God Himself.[9]
- The servant, on the contrary, lives in the master's house until he is dismissed. (Discourse on the slave, the servant and the Son).[10]
- I too, I who have come to serve my Father's interests, must not worry about this. Whether, then, where I serve them, I find love or contempt or hardness, I do not care. In a trading city, one does not make profits and engage in buying and selling with everyone.[11]