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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hi, I'm Mike, a minister in the Church of England. They say that if power corrupts, then absolute power corrupts absolutely
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It's why our democracies build in checks and balances, because history and the oppression suffered by many even today
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shows us where total power leads. But what if there were someone with total authority who was capable of wielding it in total love and service
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That is Jesus Christ. He claims all authority in heaven and earth
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He still storms, heals the sick, raises the dead. Yet when the crowds gather to crown him in pomp and ceremony, he slips away, taking instead a crown of thorns
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Here in Jesus is majesty expressed in meekness. The almighty creator stoops to wash the feet of his creatures and gives his life for the very ones who reject him
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That's the glory of Christ. Absolute power wielded in absolute love. And it leaves us with a question
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How will we exercise the power that we have? whether over our children, our employees, those who provide us with services
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will we lord it over them or will we use that power to lift others up
