Wednesday, 25th of July 2018

Matthew 20:20-28

The mother of James and John came to Jesus with her sons, and she knelt down to ask a favor. Jesus said to her, «What do you want?». And she answered, «Here you have my two sons. Grant that they may sit, one at your right and one at your left, when you are in your kingdom». Jesus said to the brothers, «You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?». They answered, «We can». Jesus replied, «You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right or at my left is not for me to grant. That will be for those for whom the Father has prepared it». 

The other ten heard all this and were angry with the two brothers. Then Jesus called them to him and said, «You know that the rulers of the nations act as tyrants, and the powerful oppress them. It shall not be so among you; whoever wants to be more important in your group shall make himself your servant. And if you want to be first, make yourself the servant of all. Be like the Son of Man who has come, not to be served but to serve and to give his life to redeem many».

Source: http://evangeli.net/gospel/day/2018-07-25

Analysis

This passage is another repeat passage, as such I shall only give my thoughts about it. The first paragraph mainly tells us that following Christ, let alone being Christ, is not completely glorious, in fact it brings much more suffering and pain than anyone would. As when the brothers' mothers asked Jesus, He replied asking if the brothers can drink from the cup that Jesus will drink, that is the cup of suffering. The second paragraph merely reemphasizes this message, that if we wish to be significant, we must serve others, if we wish to be the first, we shall serve others as well. And Jesus ends the passage by saying that He came to serve, not to be served, and to give His life to redeem many. In conclusion, if we wish to fight and stand for the truth, we should not expect luxurious treatments or glory, yet we will find pain and suffering. I believe that is all I have to say for now, have a nice day and see you later.