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Theo Tigno•
7/25/2003 7:40 am
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Friday, July 25th 2003 |
Matthew 20: 20-28
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."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is in thanksgiving for how good God truly is.
Christ challenges us to greatness. Christ challenges us to serve.
Here are a few quotes from the Apostolic Letter "Mulieris Dignitatem," by Pope John Paul II, to contemplate during you day:
"Man, who is the only creature on earth which God willed for its own sake, cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of self"
"To say that man is created in the image and likeness of God means that man is called to exist "for" others, to become a gift."
"Only a person can love and only a person can be loved. This statement is primarily ontological in nature, and it gives rise to an ethical affirmation. Love is an ontological and ethical requirement of the person. The person must be loved, since love alone corresponds to what the person is."
May you come to know the dignity that God has created you for. Take care and God Bless.
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