Mark 10:39-40 And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
The cup that they were to drink was the same cup that Jesus would drink. We drink that same cup, you and me, when we share in the Eucharist. We also share in the same baptism. Jesus wanted the disciples to know that they were sharing in these most important activities, even though they he could not promise the seats at his right and left in his kingdom.
At the time they answered that they could drink the same cup and have the same baptism, but I'm sure they didn't even understand what all that meant. They had not even participated in the Last Supper at that point. I know I participate every week in that blessed sacrament but I don't understand. It is a mystery to me that my life is so blessed by the grace I receive, but again and again it happens.
May of us play the who's on first game. We want the number one position in our school or company or the power position in our family or church. We might even have that position in our mind by not getting involved at all and thinking that we are powerful because we are not controlled by anyone else. Well if your perfect and have the ability to control everything then you too can be crucified after serving everyone else.
Come to think of it, I'll remember my baptism and enjoy sharing in the cup.
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