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."
Reflection:
Waya
magpalandong an nanay ni James sanan ni John kon uno’y epekto nan ija tangajo
kan Jesus na mga posisyon na sa pagtuo nija, mga posisyon sa kalibutanon na
kaharian na imugna ni Lord.
Dinhi
nato hikit’i na waya pa gajud nila hisab’ti pagdajaw an serbisyo nan ila Master
kon uno na klase ini na mga buluhaton.
Pero,
imbis na katigorikal an tubag ni Jesus, taggamit hinoon Nija ini na okasyon
para katudluan sila mahitungod sa kamatuoran nan pagka-bantugan.
Tagpasabot
ni Jesus dila na an pagka-bantugan nakabase sa serbisyo na ipadangat nan tawo
nadto sa ija isigkatawo, dili kon pila ka tawo an nag-serbisyo dija.
Kasing-kasing,
dili kon hibayo o edukasyon an kuwalipikasyon o kinahanglan sa pagpanilbihan
nan tawo sa ija isigkatawo.
Kinahanglan
gajud na inubnub nato sa ato mga huna-huna sanan sa ato mga kasing-kasing an
mga leksiyon dato ni Jesus na an mapahiub’sanon na serbisyo amo’y dayan
patunong nadto sa pagka-bantugan.
