Jesus’ Message is Stong!
Jesus in our Gospel Portion today, St. Mark 9: 30-37, reveals how patient He was with His Apostles and He reveals that He is patient with His disciples today and until His Glorious Return. We read from this portion,
And He took a child and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in His arms, He said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in My Name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.” Mark 9: 36-37.
The Apostles were confused. They did not know how to deal with the reality that Jesus would killed by those in authority over their people. They ignored this situation and went to what was easier to deal with, who would be first in Jesus’ Kingdom.
Jesus understood that Jesus’ execution was too much for them to handle, so He used this opportunity to explain what true leadership means. True leadership means receiving all people with love. A child represents someone that may only love you in return.
We have to serve a child! We have to protect a child! We have to guild a child! If we do these things, we are receiving Jesus!
Jesus promotes Servant Leadership! May we live what He promotes and change our world!
Pax, The Hermit of Peace
Hermitage of Peace 