Using titles that way removes people from God s family. Brothers and sisters in it are not superior to each another. When Christian teachers accept titles of superiority, they deny that God is the Source of all that is. One reaction to Jesus conviction is disturbing. Churches use of titles prohibits them from being fully part of God s family.
Superiority is an ever-present temptation.
Isaiah sounded an antidote to making self or others superior, and even to retreating behind superiority. The prophet s voice echoed God s desire that we all live the spirit of God s Sabbath. The prophet s formula warms personally when I consider myself with Jesus Spirit enlightening my sight. Inviting Jesus to be with me in reflection and action, I strive toward the goal of being within God s family. None of us is insignificant.