Leader is servant

The Roman Catholic Lectionary today highlights the paradox of leadership among the followers of Jesus. The one who leads must be servant of all. Mark relates how Jesus explained this to his disciples after James and John have requested positions of importance in the reign of Jesus. The text for 1 Peter exhorts the believers to be the new creatures who have been transformed by Jesus and now can live the Word made flesh within their being. The psalmist praises God in the fruit of His Word which has been evident to the Hebrew people.