Date: 2009-03-31 13:47:30
At our church on Sunday we read Mark 10:35-45, the story of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who want to sit beside Jesus in his glory.
It must have been incredibly lonely for Jesus to walk the road with people for three years, day in, day out, living on the cusp of God’s kingdom together, giving them all, even telling them he will even give up his life – and they still don’t get it. Still the lust for power blinds them to the power of love.
“What is it you want me to do for you?” Jesus asks. The question is that of a servant. It invites the speaker to make a choice.
In the next passage Jesus asks blind Bartimaeus: “What do you want me to do for you?” Bartimaeus asks for his sight back – he wants to be healed. Jesus sees his faith and grants him his wish. The man follows Jesus as he approaches Jerusalem.
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QCT held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday. I will make sure you receive an account of the main developments in the next bulletin – meanwhile, watch the website for some content on that.
May God speak to us this week, as we ponder what it means to serve, and what choices we make at Jesus’ invitation.
Glenine Hamlyn
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