Too often we hear ourselves say that human nature dictates that to command respect among your peers you must possess great wealth and be a leader among men. We may even go so far as to say, we must strike fear in their hearts. It is far better to be feared than to be loved.
And yet the greatest leader that ever lived was a servant king! Servitude with and in Jesus is the only way which truly liberates us. It is a choice to love, to serve Him in all whom we meet. We leave human nature behind and take on the nature of Jesus. We become shepherds of all and for all and are never seen as such or felt as such. All that we do is for the glory of God our Father. Amen.
GOSPEL
Matthew 20:20–28
The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered him, “Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your Kingdom.” Jesus said in reply, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?” They said to him, “We can.” He replied, “My chalice you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many
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