Wednesday, 2/27/13
The mother of James and John asked Jesus to give her sons
places at his right and left when he came into his kingdom. By her request she
was showing she was one of the
many who thought that Jesus was going to lead a successful revolution.
The other Apostles resented the lady’s ambition for her
sons. Apparently they thought that they had as much right to power as John and
James had.
And, if those fine men all hungered for recognition, what
about us? Are we all free from the desire to make a big step up? I sometimes tell
close friends about times when I came close to advancement. Like, fifty years
ago a young bishop named me his chancellor, and that’s as good as being a
monsignor. I am fond as well of the memory from forty years ago when an old
priest said I should have become a bishop. Oh! I honor that old man for having
been so perceptive.
In the Gospel Jesus is telling us that if we want something
we can really be proud of we should follow him in laying down our lives to help
others and to give glory to God. That would be a greater honor than being the
choice of those cardinals meeting in the Sistine Chapel later this month.
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