What to ask
The request made by James and John, and the reaction from the other disciples expose their ambition. It is such an opposite with the way of Jesus, who “came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus thus comments to James and John, “You don’t know what you are asking.”
Similarly, we do not always know what to ask for in prayer.
We should first ask for an ever deeper appreciation of Jesus’ self-sacrificing love for us. Then, we would know to pray for what we each need to imitate Jesus in his way of service.
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