Bulletin Shorts for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 17 October 2021

Isaiah 53:10-11.  Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22.  Hebrews 4:14-16.  Mark 10:35-45.

What Do You Wish?  We go to Jesus all the time, asking, pleading, wanting.  We ask to be healthy; we plead to be safe; we want this, that, and the other for ourselves and for those we love.  In our going to him, Jesus asks:  “What do you wish me to do for you?”  Then he listens.  Sometimes our asking is right on.  Sometimes it is pushy, overly ambitious, seeking top-dog status.  Then Jesus says, do not be a bad king or queen; instead, act like a slave, be a servant.  Grasping the cross is the way to the Kingdom of God.

• What honor or prestige do I want that I really do not need?
• When next I ask Jesus for what I wish, what needs of others will I also add to the list?
• How will I serve and when will I serve others this week?

This post was first published on the worship pages of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois website.
Sunday Prayer Shaping Life and Belief
Written by Eliot Kapitan.

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