It’s instructive to note that the English word sacrifice is made up of two Latin words: the verb facere which means “to make,” and the noun sanctus, which means “holy.” This means that to love sacrificially is to make holy not only the one being loved, but the one who loves; not only the one being served, but the one who serves. This is the transformative power of grace. In the biblical sense, holiness refers to a state of being set apart from sin and set apart for God. Sacrificial love consecrates those who actively participate in it. Understood this way, servant spirituality, when exercised
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Spritual formation of service
