a new definition of greatness

" ... Jesus gave us a new norm of greatness.
If you want to be important -- wonderful.
If you want to be recognized -- wonderful.
If you want to be great -- wonderful.

But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That's a new definition of greatness. And this morning, the thing that I like about it: by giving that definition of greatness, it means that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve ... You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love. And you can be that servant."


-- Martin Luther King Jr. in his historic "Drum Major Instinct Speech" delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga., on Feb. 4, 1968