The dictionary is of no real help when looking to define “public servant.” Jesus Christ was a public servant and it was through humility, personal sacrifice, taking risks and maintaining a vision, that he served others best. It’s a style of leadership based on giving without the need for recognition.

The Bible teaches us that a “sin of omission” is a failure to do something one can, and ought to do. James 4:17 reads, “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” Proverbs 3:27 says, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.

Dear Sir, As a black (or some shade in between) so-called African-American male of the only human race endorsed by Almighty God but apparently unknown to most human beings, I applaud your insightful and riveting article on the sad state of racial diversity in this great country in which we live.