Blessed
Blessed I got saved in 1979. That same year Bob Dylan released his song “Gotta Serve Somebody” from his gospel album Slow Train Coming. My little enclave of saved friends would listen to that album and be encouraged by its truth. Everybody serves somebody – it’s not what we’re thinking of when we launch in life. It’s not what we imagine when we yearn for independence – when we think about making it on our own. When we struggle with career choices and relationships, we are usually not thinking about serving somebody. We’re thinking of independence – freedom – autonomy. When I was a teen, I used to love to drive – I relished the feeling of going my own way under my own power. Not having to answer to anyone was attractive. But as Bob Dylan sings, You’re gonna have to serve somebody. Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord, but you’re gonna have to serve somebody. In a similar way, David opens Psalm 32 like this: How blessed is he whose transgression is