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As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him,
"Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom." Jesus said in reply, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can." He replied, "My chalice you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus ....wishing to ask him for something
Lord,
This mother loved her sons and she had the courage to ask for what she desired. She did not know what a big deal it was, what she was asking for and his answer was no, but the did not ridicule her or her sons. In fact he looked to those who mocked them and said they were all there to serve, the least would be the first and the first would be the last.
Maybe that's why you pick nobodies like me to do big things. You give them gifts that others don't have, gifts that you want and expect them to use.
Lord, I do not know what you want from me. What has happened this week has thrown me off. I do not understand and I do not understand how it can benefit me in whatever you want from me. I do not fear but I also do not understand
You will
Lord, you give me that answer so often. But most often it has happened and I have to trust that all this will come together for your glory.
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