Gospel
Luke 9:46-50
The least among you all is the greatest
An argument started between the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus knew what thoughts were going through their minds, and he took a little child and set him by his side and then said to them, ‘Anyone who welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the least among you all, that is the one who is great.’
John spoke up. ‘Master,’ he said ‘we saw a man casting out devils in your name, and because he is not with us we tried to stop him.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘You must not stop him: anyone who is not against you is for you.’
Reflection
When Christ said you must be like little children he meant we must have qualities like little children. What are the qualities of the little children? The qualities are joy, full of expectations, trust, innocent and humilty. When we have qualities the question of who is the greatest will not arise. Do you have qualities like little children?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus men is lonely by birth and merely pilgrim on earth. May we remain humble at all times on this pilgrimage.
Amen
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