In Luke 9:37–50, the disciples are confronted with their inability to heal a demon-tormented boy, a humbling failure that exposes their need for deeper dependence on Jesus. Jesus responds not by discarding them but by instructing them—teaching again about His suffering, confronting their prideful arguments about greatness, and correcting their misguided zeal. Through each failure, He patiently forms them into servants who rely on His power and embrace His cross-shaped way of life.