LENT DAY 13: TO SERVE OTHERS IS TO BE GREAT. (Homily for February 24, 2016. Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent)


Bible Study:  Jeremiah 18, 18 to 20. Matthew 20, 17 to 28.


Humans are naturally ambitious. Given that we have God’s DNA in us, there is something within us that longs for perfection. We are never truly satisfied with our current state in life no matter where we have gotten to. I remember struggling to come first in class in primary school only to get home and my dad complained about my average point. Then it was no longer a matter of first position, I started aiming for a higher average point.

That we are ambitious creatures is not a problem, the problem is that we are often ambitious for the wrong things. There is absolutely no problem with aspiring for heaven. That is why the Jesus does not condemn James and John out rightly for bringing their mother to ask for seats at his right and left. Jesus only wanted to be sure that they were ready to drink the cup of suffering and pain which are part of following the narrow path to heaven.

And when Jesus got a positive response, he told them the secret to achieving such greatness. WHOSOEVER WILL BE GREAT AMONG YOU MUST BE YOUR SERVANT, WHOSOEVER WOULD BE FIRST AMONG YOU MUST BE YOUR SLAVE.

There lies the secret. Do you aspire also to sit at Jesus’s right hand in heaven, then start serving others today? Bring yourself down like Mother Theresa who served even the poorest of the poor of society and cleaned the bodies of lepers. Become a slave to people. That is the key!

Let us Pray:
Lord Jesus, grant me the grace of true humility and courage to serve rather than be served. Amen.

God bless you. Good morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you.


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