Me First! I love spending time at the local elementary school.  Watching the children at play, in class and when they think no one is looking is truly priceless. When recess is over, there is this mad dash to be first in line. The kids that get "it", in my opinon, play as long as they can and are contend to be in the back of the line. Recently I watched as two kids asked a teacher to tell them when it was close to lining up. You guessed it, they wanted to be first. In fact, their desire to be first caused them to miss out on a chunk of priceless play time.  The story doesn't end there. You see, there are also the kids who try to make their way to the front of the line anyway. And I am here to tell you that behavior doesn't necessarily change. Two nights ago, Monday, October 12, 2009, I watched as grown men and women did the same thing at a U2 concert.They all wanted to be the closest they could to the stage. The concert was all about them.

For James and John, they are doing the same thing the children and adults do, they are saying "Me First." Think about a couple of things here. First of all, James and John are asking to be First at the table, front row. And secondly, James and John are thinking more about the end of the show, than the beginning. Being spat on, humiliated, crucified, these are the things Jesus had been saying all along, yet following it up with the heavenly vision of eternity. They want to be in charge too. And before we are too hard on these two, read a little more.