“Jesus,” if you don’t mind….would you let my two sons be viewed as the greatest of your disciples and can they have the most esteemed position; one on your right hand and one on your left?”

Can you imagine the audacity of the mother of the sons of Zebedee to ask Jesus if he could make sure that her sons were looked at as great (Matt. 20:20)? What was she teaching her sons? That you should aspire to have the best position possible and greatness comes just by asking to be great?

How much better was the example given by Hannah as she prayed so desperately to have a child and later gave him to God to be used for His service? She must have instilled in her young son the importance of a relationship with God, because Samuel heard the voice of God even when the priest Eli did not. She taught him that if you want to be great you must build a relationship with God by talking with Him as well as learning to be still so that He can talk with you.

You see the best thing that you could learn from your mother, is not just cooking, cleaning and mending the sewing; but how to walk with God. When she places boundaries on you to keep you safe; boundaries in your music, your friendships and in your activities; thank God, because she is only showing you just how much she loves you!

God bless,
Debbie Sanders
DSandersHawaii@aol.com