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MONDAY, July 25 Saint James
Matthew 20:20-28. The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
The mother of James and John asked Jesus to declare that her sons would sit alongside Jesus in his kingdom. Jesus responded that they didn’t know what they were asking. “Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” he questioned. They answered, “We are able.” When the other ten heard about this and were angry, Jesus explained the servanthood and sacrifice required of leaders, that they are to give their lives.
Physicians come to mind as examples of leaders and servants. A surgeon recounted how he had to think of himself as a god when he was a student, in order to have the nerve to take a scalpel and make the first cut. To be a great doctor he had to learn humility: that he didn’t know everything, needed colleagues and continuing education, and must listen to the patient who might be trying to reveal something important.
Whatever our jobs, as Christians we seek more than status or paycheck. We are called to serve.
PRAY for the Diocese of Port Moresby (Papua, New Guinea)
Ps 7:1-10; Jeremiah 45:1-5; Acts 11:27—12:3
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