Who Served Him?

In reading the New Testament this year, it has demonstrated to me throughout that Christ honored the women in
His life. The customs of the times, certainly ensured that one’s mother was to be respected, but not much beyond
that was put forth in the law. Yet the key I found is  in Luke 22: 26-27

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that
doth serve.

For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, of he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat?
But I am among you as he that serveth.

In the days of Christ, his chosen 12 were not those who were given opportunities to serve their master. Odd? He
served them. He taught them. He washed them. He nurtured their spirits. He gave them drink. 

So who did He, the greatest of all, allow to serve Him? 

It was the women in His life. Martha provides a place of rest, and fed Him and his friends.. Mary
birthed, raised, nurtured and helped Him understand who he was. Mary washed His feet and a

anointed Him. The miracle of the loaves and fishes in His country was begun by  some concerned woman, who packed a lunch for the 13.

Christ honored the women in His life, by allowing them to be great through their loving service.
Most are unnamed followers, who just wanted to give Him some small comfort along the path to
Gethsemane. 

Though Martha is often ridiculed for not stopping and listening when the Master was in her
home, it was her home in Bethany, that He chose to rest during His final holy week on earth. 

Christ sees those tiny miracles His devoted earthly angels perform each day. That of giving hugs,
smiles, patience, time, help, and love to His flock. We can choose to be His hands, HIs voice, His
comfort, His help, to all who come within our reach. By doing so we help others find Him. 

I am astounded to reflect and realize that the ultimate witness of Christ having power over death, came when those who loved Him came to serve. Do we take the time to recognize what the spirit whispers to our hearts, when we order our steps according to Our Father's hope, instead of our own desires. 

As we set our homes, our circles, and our lives as a place of peace and rest for others; they can
hear and feel His words, “Go in Peace."

Then we will realize what Elder Neal A Maxwell meant:

When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire
or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the
peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles
and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses? When the surf
of the centuries has made the great pyramids so much sand, the everlasting family will still
be standing, because it is a celestial institution, formed outside telestial time. The women of God
know this.

It is in the little things of life that greatness is lived. 

Small gestures, give way to massive miracles.

Smile and Savor.