HER DREAMS VERSUS GOD'S WILL
Wednesday in the 2nd Week of Lent
Mt 20:17-28
Parents wish the best for their children. Normally, they do not simply wish for it; they work hard for it. They are the first and best supporters of their children.
The mother of James and John wanted to secure the best future for her boys. She asked Jesus to reserve the seats on His right and left for her sons, James and John. We cannot blame her. She was a mother.
However, Jesus had something else for James and John. He still had their best future in mind, but the best for James and John was not what mother wished for them but what God wanted from them.
God wanted that James and John fix their eyes on Jesus and not on the seats at His either side. God wanted James and John to follow Jesus even unto death. He wanted them, and all who follow Jesus, to serve as Jesus served. And God’s will is always the best for anyone.
There are times when our dreams for our loved ones are confronted by God’s will for each of them. When those times come, do we force our dreams on them or do we help them recognize and fulfill God’s will for them? When it is a battle between our will and God’s will, whose will prevails? Let us not forget, sometimes the battleground is the life of a loved one or two.
Mt 20:17-28
Parents wish the best for their children. Normally, they do not simply wish for it; they work hard for it. They are the first and best supporters of their children.
The mother of James and John wanted to secure the best future for her boys. She asked Jesus to reserve the seats on His right and left for her sons, James and John. We cannot blame her. She was a mother.
However, Jesus had something else for James and John. He still had their best future in mind, but the best for James and John was not what mother wished for them but what God wanted from them.
God wanted that James and John fix their eyes on Jesus and not on the seats at His either side. God wanted James and John to follow Jesus even unto death. He wanted them, and all who follow Jesus, to serve as Jesus served. And God’s will is always the best for anyone.
There are times when our dreams for our loved ones are confronted by God’s will for each of them. When those times come, do we force our dreams on them or do we help them recognize and fulfill God’s will for them? When it is a battle between our will and God’s will, whose will prevails? Let us not forget, sometimes the battleground is the life of a loved one or two.
posted by Fr. Bobby @ 4:00 PM
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