The Image of Greatness

Tonight I witnessed a group of about 20 guests loudly and obnoxiously booing and drowning out a few CMs during Happily Ever After at Magic Kingdom when the guests were asked to move from the back pathway connecting Main Street to Tomorrowland. Thank you so much for what you often have to endure from guests.

Stories say that on this very night almost 2,000 years ago, an ancient Rabbi named Jesus sat down to dinner with a group of his friends who had begun arguing about “who was the greatest” among them.

His response was a backwards, upside-down way of thinking about power and importance— he claimed that those who serve others actually claim the title of “greatest.” In becoming the lowest, you rise to the top.

As you serve our guests, may you realize that (in the words of The Rocket Summer) “greatness isn’t what you think, it’s not being up on that screen. It’s not convincing people you don’t fall apart, it’s just loving, and serving, and being who you are— who you are is perfect. You are made in the image of Greatness.”

May you come to see that the response to your service doesn’t define you. May you come to see that you matter, regardless of your reception.

And may you come to believe that you were made in an image of greatness.

hope is the anthem,

Josh