Aren't Moms Great?
Aren't moms great? Our moms always think that we're the best kid that ever was. No matter what we do wrong, we're still the best. And they NEVER think we've done anything wrong. You hear a crash. A baseball comes flying in through the living room window. There's glass everywhere. Your mom looks out the window and sees you standing there with a baseball bat in your hand and what does she think? "I wonder who broke the window."
In mom's eyes we can do no wrong.
I once had a cousin. This poor guy just couldn't do anything right. He was always in trouble. He had trouble in school. He had trouble driving a car. He had a drinking problem. He graduated from misdemeanors to bigger things and even spent some time in the State Prison in Jefferson City. And you know what? I don't think his mother ever believed he had really done anything wrong.
He even came to her funeral accompanied by a guard, wearing a jumpsuit and handcuffs. This was many years ago, but I still remember thinking that he was still her little boy. I'm sure she died thinking her son was a good boy and the whole thing had just been a misunderstanding.
In today's Gospel, we have the story of John and James mother. Jesus is on the way to Jerusalem to be crucified. He has just told the Apostles what is about to happen. Along comes Zebedee's wife. "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom." In other words, my sons deserve the best places. The heck with these other ten guys, my boys should sit on either side of you.
Then he turns to the boys, John and James, and says "Can you drink the cup that I'm going to drink." Of course, with mom standing right there, they have to say "yes." Jesus say that, yes they will drink of the same cup, but that who sits where isn't up to Him, it's up to His Father. God Himself is making out the heavenly place cards.
Naturally, the other ten are indignant that THEY might not get the best seats. Jesus says, "calm down. It's not important who sits where. " In fact he tells them "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."
As we go through the season of Lent, lets all remember that as we prepare for the death and resurrection of our Lord, that we are also called to serve one another.
In mom's eyes we can do no wrong.
I once had a cousin. This poor guy just couldn't do anything right. He was always in trouble. He had trouble in school. He had trouble driving a car. He had a drinking problem. He graduated from misdemeanors to bigger things and even spent some time in the State Prison in Jefferson City. And you know what? I don't think his mother ever believed he had really done anything wrong.
He even came to her funeral accompanied by a guard, wearing a jumpsuit and handcuffs. This was many years ago, but I still remember thinking that he was still her little boy. I'm sure she died thinking her son was a good boy and the whole thing had just been a misunderstanding.
In today's Gospel, we have the story of John and James mother. Jesus is on the way to Jerusalem to be crucified. He has just told the Apostles what is about to happen. Along comes Zebedee's wife. "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom." In other words, my sons deserve the best places. The heck with these other ten guys, my boys should sit on either side of you.
Then he turns to the boys, John and James, and says "Can you drink the cup that I'm going to drink." Of course, with mom standing right there, they have to say "yes." Jesus say that, yes they will drink of the same cup, but that who sits where isn't up to Him, it's up to His Father. God Himself is making out the heavenly place cards.
Naturally, the other ten are indignant that THEY might not get the best seats. Jesus says, "calm down. It's not important who sits where. " In fact he tells them "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."
As we go through the season of Lent, lets all remember that as we prepare for the death and resurrection of our Lord, that we are also called to serve one another.
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