103 posts 6/18/2007 6:18 pm
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Mark 10:32-45... Ambition of James and John... Reflect
Mark 10:32-45... Ambition of James and John... Reflect…
“Whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.” When a person can be said to be a “great” person, surely it is because, among other qualities, such a person has emotional maturity. And emotional maturity, according to psychologist, is the direct result of self-gift, of disinterested service. This is how psychologist Morton Kelsey puts it:
“Emotional maturity,” he writes, “only begins to take place in us when we become more interested in giving of ourselves than in just receiving…
“ need and desire to be loved and held. They are interested only in themselves. This is a natural stage of development. To pass from childhood and childishness to adulthood, however, requires a shift from merely receiving loving and understanding to giving caring concern to others. The essential mark of a mature adult is the ability to give love, expecting nothing in return. Until we can give love and understanding–without any strings attached–we still remain emotional no matter how physically or intellectually grow up we are” (Set Your Hearts on the Greatest Gift. Living the Art of Christian Love, pp. 15-16 ).
Those who deliberately choose to serve others grow as persons. They reach greatness before God and before their fellow humans. They are also deeply happy.
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365 Days with the Lord
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