To serve God, Christians must learn to be at the service of all and not be dominated by a desire to exert power and authority over others, Pope Francis said.
In his teaching, Jesus made it clear that "he who commands must become like one who serves," the Pope said on November 8 in his homily during Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
"This desire for power is not the path to becoming a servant of the Lord," the Pope said. "On the contrary, it is an obstacle; it is one of these obstacles that we have prayed to the Lord to keep far from us."
