Servanthood

Canon S45

"They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead. The Twelve were anxious and those who followed were afraid. Once more Jesus took the Twelve aside to tell them what was to happen to him, 'You see we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be given over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to the foreigners who will make fun of him, spit on him, scourge him and finally kill him; but three days later he will rise.'

"James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him, 'Master, we want you to grant us what we are going to ask you.' And he said, 'What do you want me to do for you?' They answered, 'Grant us to sit one at your right and one at your left when you come in your glory.'

"But Jesus said to them, 'You don't know what your are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized in the way I am baptized?' They answered, 'We can.' And Jesus told them, 'The cup that I drink you will drink, and you will be baptized in the way I am baptized. But to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to grant. It has been prepared for others.'

"On hearing this, the other ten were angry with James and John; Jesus then called them to him and said, 'As you know, the so-called rulers of the nations act as tyrants and their great ones oppress them. But it shall not be so among you; whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you shall make himself slave of all. Think of the Son of Man who has not come to be served but to serve and to give his life to redeem many.'"

MARK 10:32-45

"Lord, grant me the grace to genuinely serve You
and Your people with humility."

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