A Mother's Request

I was reading out of Matthew this morning, where the mother of 2 of the disciples kneels before Jesus and asks him for something.  What she wants is simple:  for her 2 sons to have seats next to Jesus in his kingdom.  The rest of the disciples find out about this and are indignant.

The quest for power, popularity, fame is such a natural draw for humans.  Our selfish nature surfaces regularly and we find ourselves once more "looking out for #1".

Then we have the way of Jesus.  "whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave"

Not an easy thing to do