Wednesday of the 2nd week of Lent
Saint Oswald
Gospel – Matthew 20:17-28
“…anyone who wants to be great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be your slave, just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”. Jesus was going towards Jerusalem and He clearly stated to His disciples what is going to happen there: His condemnation, His death on the cross and His resurrection. The disciples but got carried away by another thought. It came from the mother of Zebedee about having privileged positions for her sons. And all the apostles followed that. Jesus made use of this situation to teach a fundamental principle of the new order which is going to be established with His mission in Jerusalem. The privilege in the Kingdom of God is to be a servant. The greatest privilege is to give up your own life for the other. Jesus Christ is setting forth this new paradigm of world order to save the humanity. He is giving His life to save the humanity. He is God and He is dying on the cross for us. If we want to belong to Him, we must give our life for others. Let’s reflect: Lent reminds us to conform ourselves to the Son of Man who came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for us and for many.
Wednesday 28 February
