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Secretary's Week was celebrated recently. In honor of our secretaries, here are a few job descriptions I thought you might enjoy:

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD:

Leaps tall building in a single bound

Is more powerful than a locomotive

Is faster than a speeding bullet

Walks on water

PRESIDENT:

Leaps short buildings in a single bound

Is more powerful than a switch engine

Is just as fast as a speeding bullet

Walks on water if the sea is calm

EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT:

Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds

Is almost as powerful as a switch engine

Is faster than a speeding BB

Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool

VICE-PRESIDENT:

Barely clears a Quonset hut

Loses tug-of-war with a locomotive

Can fire a speeding bullet

Swims well

GENERAL MANAGER:

Makes high marks on the wall when trying to leap buildings

Is run over by locomotive

Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self injury

Dog paddles

MANAGER:

Runs into buildings

Recognizes locomotive two out of three times

Is not issued ammunition

Can't stay afloat with a life preserver

TRAINEE:

Falls over doorsteps when trying to enter building

Says "look at the choo-choo"

Soaks himself with a water pistol

Plays in mud puddles

SECRETARY:

Lifts buildings and walks under them

Kicks locomotives off the tracks

Catches speeding bullets in his/her teeth

Freezes water with a single glance

Those with the longest and most impressive sounding titles are not necessarily those who are most capable! Even in the church, it is often those men and women working quietly "behind the scenes" who are most responsible for a congregation's success. No wonder, then, that Jesus said our goal as Christians is to serve, not to gain a position of prominence.

"But Jesus called them to Himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave.'" (Matthew 20:25-27).

May God bless you in your quest to have the heart of a servant. Though your efforts may not always be appreciated (at work, in the church or elsewhere), they will always be appreciated by God.