Gospel: Mark
9:30-37
Jesus and
his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did
not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling
them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and
three days after his death the Son of Man will rise.” But they did not
understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him.
They came
to Capernaum and, once inside the house, he began to ask them, “What were you
arguing about on the way?” But they remained silent. For they had been
discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest. Then he sat down,
called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be
the last of all and the servant of all.” Taking a child, he placed it in their
midst, and putting his arms around it, he said to them, “Whoever receives one
child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives
not me but the One who sent me.”
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Reflection:
Who is
the greatest? Of course it’s no other than Jesus but Jesus’ greatness is shown
in His humility, selflessness and in His obedience to the will of God the Father.
What is
the evidence so that we can rightfully claim that we follow the greatest person
who ever walked this earth? It’s also
our humility, selflessness and obedience to Jesus. The mistake of many of us
who follow Jesus is we often times act without any iota of humility,
selflessness and obedience.
We often
times project power and arrogance and we feel that we are above all because we
sense that we are close to Jesus when in fact we are not. Our closeness or
intimacy with Jesus is never defined by our religious titles, ranks or position
in our church.
It’s
truly defined by how we practice the greatness of Jesus through His humility,
selflessness and obedience. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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