Day 5 - Can You Drink the Cup?
A Mother's Request
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favour of him.
"What is it you want?" he asked.
She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."
"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?"
"We can," they answered.
Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."
- Put yourself into the story. Jesus is asking you "Are you prepared to share his cup of suffering for the sake of the Kingdom?" Let it speak to you.
- Try to record how you react, your feelings, imaginings and prayers.
- Take between five and ten minutes to read and reread the story.
Now, as you bring your meditation to a close, write down your reflections, thoughts and prayers.