Serve!

In volleyball, every point -- whether you win it or lose it -- starts with a serve. It is a hard-earned skill that takes lots of practice, self-control, and patience. But that is how you get the serve over the net, into play, and well-positioned. You serve.
And if volleyball teaches us anything about life is: You can't win if you don't serve. Our call to serve is not a once-in-a-while thing -- but a daily practice. It takes self-control to put others first and not demand the recognition or the thanks we deserve. And it takes patience to smile and serve yet again.
​"just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." -- Matthew 20:28