In order to carry out His plan of salvation God sent His Servant. This
title expresses the most mysterious aspect of His redemptive mission.
This title is given to many men like Moses, Abraham and His prophets,
but the Servant par excellence is Jesus Christ.
Who is Christ the Servant? He is a master meek and humble of heart. He
announces salvation to the poor, the one who serves. For our redemption
he gave up his life, accepted to be treated like a criminal and died on
the cross. He is the Lamb unjustly slain. Yet he is the Son of God.
This is a mystery of how we are saved. Christ did not come to
reestablish a temporal kingdom but to enter into his glory and to lead
his people there by passing through death. Peter and Paul announced
that it is precisely this reason that the Name of the Holy Servant of
God crucified and risen is the only source of salvation. Just as there
is The Servant there are also servants of God. The Virgin Mary is the
first one and followed by his apostles. We can be counted too among his
servants if we too share the same path of Christ our Master.
