Wednesday February 28, 2024

Matthew 20:17-28

Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, and on the way he took the Twelve to one side and said to them, ‘Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the pagans to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will rise again.’

For the second time Jesus unburdens himself to his disciples about what will happen in Jerusalem and for the second time the disciples either ignore him or misunderstand him. After talking about this painful journey that awaits him in the big city, the mother of James and John ask that her children should sit on Jesus Right and Left when he gets to the city,

Yes some news is difficult to accept but we need the courage to face it. Wishing it were not so or would not be so is childish. I am sure you have had to face some vey difficult reality yourself. Let us pray for all who cannot accept difficult news for the serenity to accept what we can’t change, the courage to do all we can and the wisdom to accept and see all through the eyes of Yahweh