Are you free for other people?
Jesus was “the man for others,” in Bonhoeffer’s fine phrase. He kept himself free — free for the other person. He would accept almost anybody’s invitation to dinner, and as a result no public figure had a more diverse list of friends, ranging from rich people, Roman centurions, and Pharisees to tax collectors, prostitutes, and leprosy victims. People liked being with Jesus; where He was, joy was.
–Philip Yancey
Free for other people… and where He was, joy was!
Would people say the same about me? About you?