GOSPEL READING: MARK 9:30-37
The disciples were like students in a classroom. They did not understand yet they did not question to clarify or verify the saying. They were also afraid to question the master. When they themselves were questioned by the master they remained silent. The disciples were in a different world altogether. Master – student relationship was the same even in those days.
Jesus did not leave his students (disciples) ignorant rather he took special tuition for them. The lives which they were trying to live had different values. They were learning a different subject, different life-style and were having different goal in life. Worldly ideas and values would not fit into the system which Jesus was trying to communicate to them. The disciples had to understand and accept that humility and service were essentials for Jesus and his kingdom.
சீடர்கள் மாணவர்களைப்போல் இருக்கிறார்கள் (அவர்களுக்கு விளங்கவில்லை> விளக்கம் கேட்கவும் அஞ்சினார்கள்> பேசாதிருந்தார்கள்;). இயேசு சீடர்களை அறியாமையில் விட்டுவிடவில்லை> மாறாக அவர்களுக்கு விளக்கம் கொடுக்கிறார். சீடர்களுக்கு இறையாட்சி சார்ந்த கருத்துக்களை கொடுக்கிறார். தாழ்ச்சியும் பணிவாழ்வுமே அடித்தளமானது.
