FRIENDS and SERVANTS of the WORD
30 SEPTEMBER 2024
26TH Monday of Ordinary Time
WORD of the DAY
An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus
realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his
side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives
me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is
least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.”
How shall I live this Word? 
Our eyes are invited to look at the children, as Jesus did. Why does Jesus do this? We ask ourselves, What is this? If we walk towards the maturity of life, almost proud to have abandoned our childlike condition, why does Jesus tell us that we must make ourselves small? Certainly, Jesus hears the disciples arguing about which of them was the greatest. It would seem that the disciples at that time are like children eager to be great, not only adults, but great in value, power. Instead of preaching, Jesus puts something very incisive in front of them. He puts a child near them to make them understand the meaning of smallness and greatness. The little ones are the ones who are in need. They know that alone they can’t do it. Evangelical smallness brings us to an attitude of trusting abandonment, to an acceptance of one’s own creature state, of accepting one’s own fleeting condition of living moment by moment. I can be here today and gone tomorrow. So, this acceptance leads me to entrust myself to my Creator.
Lord Jesus, grant me the grace of a deep understanding of your Gospel, which is a call to live in littleness.
The voice of George Bernanos, Writer
I have lost my infancy and I can only re-acquire it through holiness.
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