Many books are devoted to training people to be winners, the assumption always being that victories are more important than relationships. And winning means getting others to serve you. Notice how Jesus responds to his disciples here. Those who rely on positions in a hierarchy as the mark of greatness, as signs of power, are relying on a false foundation. It's generally easier to see this in other people than in ourselves.
Recognition is a heady thing.
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