How To Lead An Extremely Significant Life

So counter-cultural were Jesus’s values that even those who lived with him for 3 years did not fully grasp them.

So his spirited apostles, James & John got their mum to request the most prestigious places, on his right & left, once he entered his Kingdom. And the other 10 are indignant!

So Jesus explains (again!) the mechanics of his topsy-turvy kingdom. They must not boss others or lord it over them. The greatest will be the one who is the greatest blessing to others. And so he offers them, not the second or third but the first place in the lives of those they know.

Be the one who sees others, listens, cares for them, slows down for them, helps them. Such a person is always one of the most important people in the lives of those who know them. They don’t need to sharp-elbow themselves to be the greatest. To those they’ve blessed, they are the greatest. They have used their 1, 2 or 5 talents to bless others, to find the place where their deep gladness & the world’s deep hunger meet.