Cusp-a point of transition, as from one historical period to the next;
the borders between the twelve astrological signs.
You are considered to be "on the cusp" if you were born
within a day or two of the beginning or end of any sign.

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863; Albert Bierstadt


07 March 2012

Wednesday of the Second Week in Lent

Readings of the Day

Christ Meeting the Mother and the Sons of Zebedee, Paolo Veronese, C. 1565,  Musée Grenoble.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons


and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.

He said to her, "What do you wish?"

She answered him,

"Command that these two sons of mine sit,

one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."

Jesus said in reply,

"You do not know what you are asking.

Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?"

They said to him, "We can."

He replied,

"My chalice you will indeed drink,

but to sit at my right and at my left,

this is not mine to give

but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

Matthew 20:20-23
 
Can I drink from the cup that Jesus drank?

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