Gospel: Luke
9:46-50
An
argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus
realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his
side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and
whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among
all of you is the one who is the greatest.”
Then John
said in reply, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we
tried to prevent him because he does not follow in our company.” Jesus said to
him, “Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”
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Reflection:
What does
a child represent? It represents humility and submission.
The
disciples were arguing who among them is the greatest. Therefore Jesus brought
in a child to impart to them lessons about humility and submission to the will
of God. When a person is humble he doesn’t care about who is the greatest. What
he only cares for is to serve never mind if there is no recognition for as long
as he is able to serve.
In the
vineyard of the Lord to be the greatest should not be an objective of anyone.
The objective that a person should rather have is to be the servant of
everyone. When a person aims to be a star in his service for the Lord he also
strips himself of the right to serve the Lord. Because how can he be authentic
in his service for the Lord if his motives are not? How can he truly serve the
Lord if his objective is to be the star of his group?
It’s not
for anyone to seek greatness when he is serving in the vineyard of the Lord. It’s
for God to bestow greatness and God always bestows it generously to those who
are humble. Never He bestows it to those who seek it to serve their selfish
agendas. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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