James and John said, “Grant us to sit,
one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”
But Jesus said to them, “To sit at my right hand or at my left
is not mine to grant. …
Whoever wishes to become great among you
must be your servant”
—from Mark 10.35-44
Beware of a faith
that is no more than James and John’s request:
believing what you need to believe
in order to go to Heaven—
and receive all the benefits appertaining thereunto,
including getting to be with Jesus in glory.
What if Heaven means the perfection of serving,
the deepest bliss in kneeling at the feet of the undeserving,
the most profound joy in pouring out your life for another?
At the heavenly banquet newcomers are the guests,
but the real angelic souls are the servers.
To what do you aspire?
If you had to choose between living a life of love
and getting to go to heaven,
which would you choose?
Which do you already choose, moment by moment?
Choose,
moment by moment.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net