GOD’S WORD

2nd Week of Lent Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16

1st Reading: Jer. 18:18-20 Gospel: Matt. 20:17-28

In the cup that Jesus will drink, there is no separating the glory from its bitter price. And Jesus’ kingdom is not a reflection of worldly hierarchies where greatness is a matter of lording it over and oppressing others.

It is a way of humility, an emptying of power. To be first in this kingdom is to be the servant of all. But words fail. Jesus had to show them, His disciples, what this meant.