Voice: Shivdas
Today is the 31st of March, Tuesday in the Holy Week. Let’s gather our scattered thoughts and continue to follow Jesus through this eventful week.
Psalm Reading
We begin by listening to Psalm 27, verses 11 to 14.
11 Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they breathe out violence.
13 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living!
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.
Scripture Reading
We follow Luke’s account of the events after the Passover meal, in Luke 22:24-53. Listening to verses 24 to 34.
24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
33 But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”
34 Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Who is the Greatest?
We love pecking orders. Whether in our thoughts or conversations, we create hierarchies and place people accordingly. We even do this with our favourite Bak Chor Mee stalls—asking, “Which is number one?”
We celebrate gold medallists while the rest fade into the background. And if we are honest, many of us hope to be on that list too. It has been said that human beings desire to be like gods.
“Who is the greatest?” This was also the question among the disciples.
Jesus corrected their thinking. That is how the world operates—seeking to be “lords” and “benefactors,” rising above others and gaining from those below. We want to be served.
But Jesus said, “You should not be like them. The greatest among you is the one who serves.”
In this Holy Week, we witness a striking contrast. Jesus serves and gives—not for Himself, but for the One He loves, His Father, and for us. Every step He takes is marked by this pure and selfless motivation.
We may also wonder if Peter’s denial is linked to this very question. Perhaps he imagined himself different from the rest—stronger, braver, more faithful. He would stand where others would fall.
But when the rooster crowed, the truth was revealed. He was no different—perhaps even weaker.
Jesus, however, is the true Servant.
As we walk through this week, may the Lord stir our hearts to live like Him. For in God’s kingdom, those who learn to serve will one day be entrusted to reign.
Collect
O Lord our God, whose blessed Son gave his back to be whipped and did not hide his face from shame and spitting: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Be blessed by this classic, The Servant King.
Daily Devotion 
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