{"id":4700,"date":"2022-06-02T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=4700"},"modified":"2022-05-27T17:08:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T23:08:07","slug":"our-calling-5-star-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=4700","title":{"rendered":"Our calling: 5-star service!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After our Alaskan cruise in 2019, I wrote several blogs (beginning here<\/a>) on the skilled service we experienced onboard. I applaud excellent service wherever it appears, and we, of course, are called to serve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Jesus called them to him and said, \u201cYou know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.\u201d (Matthew 20.25<\/em> – 28, ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family<\/a>, beautifully took it one step further in an editorial published in our local newspaper, the Colorado Springs Gazette<\/a>. Jim urged us not only to admire, but also to follow the example of, the 5-star Broadmoor Hotel<\/a>, here in Colorado Springs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jim writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cBroad\u00admoor Way\u201d mod\u00adels the way we should live indi\u00advidu\u00adally and cor\u00adpor\u00adately<\/strong>. In this increas\u00adingly coarse and cor\u00adros\u00adive cul\u00adture, we would be wise to heed the resort\u2019s com\u00admit\u00adment to good man\u00adners and its tire\u00adless devo\u00adtion to both its staff and guests.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, Broad\u00admoor employ\u00adees are trained and required to acknow\u00adledge and make eye con\u00adtact with each guest they encounter. It\u2019s more than just a good busi\u00adness tac\u00adtic.<\/em> [We have stayed there, and this practice is one of the most memorable aspects. EVERYONE, from the ma\u00eetre d’ at one of the restaurants to the housekeeping staff on their way from one building to another, makes eye contact and greets you cheerfully.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be \u201cseen\u201d is among the greatest long\u00adings of the human heart. In an auto\u00admated and imper\u00adsonal world, it feels good to be per\u00adson\u00adally greeted, and espe\u00adcially by name.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, instead of just silently passing someone on the trail or in a store and look\u00ading down or look\u00ading away the next time you\u2019re out, smile and say hello.<\/strong><\/em> – Jim Daly, emphasis mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s another snippet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With well-fun\u00added and trained land\u00adscape crews, the hotel\u2019s exter\u00adi\u00adors are exquis\u00aditely kept and well-man\u00adi\u00adcured. The lawns are mowed, and the trees are trimmed. Flowers are col\u00ador\u00adful and sea\u00adsonal. While we may not all be able to afford such opu\u00adlence, keep\u00ading our yards neat and attract\u00adive shows respect and care for our neigh\u00adbor\u00adhood. As the old Dutch say\u00ading goes, \u201cIf every\u00adone sweeps in front of their own door, the whole world will be clean.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Col\u00ador\u00adado Springs is a bet\u00adter place because of The Broad\u00admoor \u2014 and the city and its people will be bet\u00adter off if they adopt some of the habits and policies that con\u00adtinu\u00adously make it one of the finest and highest-ranked resorts in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking down the street, Jesus saw a man… (John 9.1, MSG)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/strong>there is none who takes notice of me… (Psalm 142.4, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. (Philippians 2.14, 15, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After our Alaskan cruise in 2019, I wrote several blogs (beginning here) on the skilled service we experienced onboard. I applaud excellent service wherever it appears, and we, of course, are called to serve: But Jesus called them to him and said, \u201cYou know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and … Continue reading Our calling: 5-star service!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8X9bo-1dO","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4700"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4705,"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4700\/revisions\/4705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}