Just Keep Walking

West End UMC Podcast Audio Podcast

Just Keep Walking – Through Lent we are considering what we can do to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly,” and our focus is now on “walk humbly.” The scripture today is the familiar story in Mark 10 where James and John ask a favor of Jesus, which is that they be seated at the right and left of Jesus when he comes into his glory. In all the time that the disciples have spent with Jesus, apparently they don’t really understand. We, too, tend to think of rewards, and that seems to be human nature. We want to be recognized for who we are and what we do. But Jesus, in words and example, calls us to serve rather than to be served. To walk with Jesus is to learn to give of self in service, and if we keep walking with Jesus, he will correct us and guide us to walk humbly with God.