Our Gospel this week is a lesson in contrasts. Jesus, revealing the sacrifice and suffering he will undergo, turns to his disciples who are arguing in whispers behind him. When he calls them on it, they know they are in the wrong. For while their teacher was preparing to give his life, they were jockeying for who was greatest.
To their relief, the disciples didn’t have to say it out loud. Jesus already knew the power dynamics at play. Countering every human instinct for self-preservation and self-advancement, Jesus said, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Then he turned to another in their midst — a child — and took them in his arms.
Part of our call at St. Timothy is to walk humbly — to live as servants, and to welcome children. What does humble walking look like in your life? How can we live not denying the worthiness and dignity God has given us, but emphasizing the dignity and worthiness of everyone in our community?
Even as we are called to welcome children, we are also the children God welcomes into Her arms. Do you remember the feeling of being held when you were small? Take a breath now, and recall or imagine that feeling. You are loved, just as you are.
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