I Peter 4:10 As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Jesus made it clear in the parable of the talents that the Master has blessed us all with talents and we need to be using them.  The servant who hid his talent was called “wicked and lazy” by the master and was cast into “outer darkness.”  The servants who used their talents were called “good and faithful” and were told to enter the “joy of the master.”   Jesus followed up that parable with a description of judgment day.  For those who saw people in need and served them, they shall inherit eternal life.  But those who did not serve the least of those in need, they shall go away into eternal punishment.

The Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 4 that Christ gave gifts to all those in the church.  These gifts are to be used to equip God’s people and build up the church.  In verse 16, Paul said that when each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the who body (the church) is healthy and full of love.

It was great to see so many young people discovering new talents, learning how to use them and serving the community.  It was a week filled with lessons for life in learning, working and serving.  We can all be encouraged by this group of young people who spent a week of their summer learning and serving.  Even more, we should all be inspired by them to use our talents in serving our community even more.

Thank you to all who taught, shared, served and helped in any way to make the Summit Servants Week of Service a success.