Yestrday I was looking in almanac, actually a quite interesting one by a man named Schott, who seems to be from the UK.  The lamanac however was all about America and compiles all kinds of information that makes for interesting reading -- especially for someone like myself who suffers from "subject ADD". 
   Anyway, in the book there is a small section on "Government" and I was looking at the sub-section on the US Supreme Court.  Of the nine justices that presently reside on the bench, five are graduates of Harvard Law School.  Two are graduates of Yale, one from Columbia and one from Northwestern. 
   Now I imagine that all of these folks are pretty smart -- even if they make seemingly unwise decisions sometimes, and the philososphy that undergirds those decisions is flawed. However, to get to that level you have to have something on the stick.  But F-I-V-E from Harvard?
   A young person may be aspiring to someday serve on the US Supremem Court, and that is a noble goal.  In these United States of America we teach our children that they can be whatever they set their minds to be (sometimes I fear we build up false hopes, but nonetheless,) we are a meritocracy, aren't we?
   I wonder.  It seems that graduating from Harvard overwhelming increases one chances of serving on the Court, at least graduating from an Ivy League law school.
 
   Now, let's think for a moment about serving God Almighty.  Does it matter where one is "from"?  I don't think so.  In fact as we study the Bible we see over and over the Lord using the most unlikely folks to serve His ends.  Perhaps it has something to do with God receiving all the glory and we sharing in none.  I am quite thankful that God doesn't just call WASPS into His service; that He doesn't just save whites; that to be used by Him all He asks is a submissive spirit, a child-like faith.
   Serving our Father who is in heaven -- that's a higher privilege than even "serving" on the US Supreme Court.  You don't need a college degree, much less one from Harvard, to serve the Master.