26th Week in Ord. Time, Monday – 26th September 2022 — Gospel: Lk 9,46-50
No Comparison in the Kingdom
The fact that the disciples were close to the Lord, kept them in competition with one another. Since greatness is measured by closeness to Jesus, it makes us wonder whether they had childlike humility and dependence on God that Jesus taught. This experience of the first disciples can actually teach us the opposite lesson. They learned from their failures that in the kingdom men do not compare themselves with one another. True greatness consists in lowly service. By the power of the Holy Spirit, they grew in humility they needed for their role of service in the kingdom of God. The key to the understanding of humility lies in Jesus himself, who welcomed, served, cared for and embraced every person, especially those of least significance. While the disciples were thinking of themselves, Jesus was concerned about others all the time.
