Here’s where we’ve been this week.
Sometimes we work hard to be original. We want to say something new. We want to be creative and innovative. We want to make our mark.
Sometimes the best thing to be is a copy. We repeat what we’ve heard. We teach what we’ve learned. We prove by our lives that it works.
a model of teaching leadership
James and John were asking for seats of power. The other ten were mad that the two had asked first. Jesus says, in essence, “You’re all working from the wrong model.” It wasn’t about who got there first or whether he had favorites.
We can always ask and suggest and invite and plead with God to work. There will always be an answer. Sometimes it may be no or maybe or some other answer. But sometimes, God clearly says, “What do you want me to do?”
What I do know is that it still happens. Crowds of seemingly religious people, looking like they are following Jesus, are telling people who need his help to shut up.
“You wouldn’t fit in our church.” “That’s my seat.” “I need quiet and space to hear from Jesus and so we need to keep the (pick one) crying babies, wheezing old people, wheelchairs, organists, drummers, imperfect people, perfect people, left, right, those people quiet.”
“Remember how clear everything was for him? I was almost like he knew that he was destined for greatness.”
And, of course, Jesus was and he did know and he wanted to be clear and specific and summarize the important lessons well.
And so, when he got to this line between the chapters, Jesus just kept moving. So will we.
Starting Monday.
300 words a day 