[GVnana]

"A servant's heart"

When Palin said that, I thought it might be a biblical reference. Anyone?

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“A servant's heart”

When Palin said that, I thought it might be a biblical reference. Anyone?”

No Biblical verse has that phrase.
http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=%22A+servant%27s+heart%22&x=11&y=9

It's a popular phrase in modern Christianity, though.

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=%22A+servant%27s+heart%22&btnG=Google+Search

[I still care]

There are a lot of phrases Christians tend to use that secular people do not. One is “a servant’s heart”.

Another is that secular people tend to say they are fortunate, while Christians tend to say they are blessed.

Christians will also use the word “fruit” in relation to deeds or works. Secular people use it almost exclusively as a food, or a slur against gays. The misinterpretation by the MSM of that one has led to a few dustups.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Closest I can think of is the words of Jesus in Matthew 23, speaking to His disciples:

9: And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10: Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
11: But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

[ninergold3]

When she used that phrase my husband and I looked at each other and said, “Wonder how many know where that comes from”. Our pastor uses it often.

[milagro]

I took it as a reference to our Lord, and to the passage from Scripture which He read from the scroll in the Temple at Nazareth (Luke 4:18-19). The passage is from Isaiah 61:1 "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has annointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, and proclaim freedom to the captives, and release from darkness to the prisoners."

I don't think she is suggesting McCain is like Jesus--but that he knows what it is like to be a prisoner "released from darkness" into true freedom--which only comes from the sacrifice of the Servant God annointed to bring us the Gospel.

At least that was what immedieately came to mind when I listened to that part of the speech--and it really touched my heart.