As Christians, we are citizens of a Kingdom on the ethereal edge between this world and the next — in a thin place. Our true home is not here but in a far different place, for we are born of God and will return to him. We may live our lives looking forward to heaven, but we also look backward from it: seeing ourselves through God’s eyes, not our own; living by faith, not by sight. As citizens of the Kingdom, we are to model ourselves after Jesus — a King who was a servant - for he asks no less of us. As Jesus said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all” (Mark 9:35). Just as Jesus spent his life in service, we are called to adopt service as a lifestyle, submitting not only to God but also to each other. In the process, we free ourselves from the tyranny of our own needs to value the hopes and dreams of others.