Friday 25 July 2025
St James
2 Corinthians 4:7-15. Those who sow in tears, shall reap with shouts of joy – Ps 125(126). Matthew 20:20-28.
The Son of Man came to serve
Consuela: I liked the way you handled the situation, Jesus, but I don’t like the story. It pictures women as ambitious, helicoptering mothers who would do anything to help their henpecked sons.
Jesus: Well, Consuela, it was a set-up. And the two sons were probably behind it. But it was a good opportunity for me to set them straight. You can’t scheme your way into the Kingdom, let alone become royalty. And you wear crowns of olive only if with me you have worn crowns of thorns. God chooses us. That’s enough.
Consuela. You certainly set the disciples right, Jesus. Did they learn the lesson?
Jesus: For the moment, yes, Consuela, but it’s hard not to be competitive and instead to serve, isn’t it? To realise that in God’s world we win only when we lose and reign only when we abdicate is a lesson that needs repeating. Do you believe that?
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