They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, he began to ask them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they remained silent. They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest. Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” (Mk 9:30-37)
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The Nicene Creed joyfully proclaims that Jesus died and rose again “for us and for our salvation.” But the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer gently reminds us that he gave himself for our salvation so “that we might live no longer for ourselves but for him.” It’s never just about us . . . or as my godmother used to say, “Big I, little you.” Rather salvation is about others, it is about service, being the servant of all, just like Jesus.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Sunday, Week XXV, Ordinary Time
