Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.” But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
When Jesus’ family comes to speak with him, Jesus uses this as an opportunity to teach his disciples the meaning of true motherhood, brotherhood, and sisterhood. It is not a rebuke of his family members, but rather a reminder to his disciples that the spiritual family he is building is more important than his natural family. Jesus is more concerned with doing the will of the Father than with blood relations. Those who do his Father’s Will are his spiritual family, including Jesus’ mother and those natural family members who live out the gospel message.
Are we Jesus’ brother? Do we do the Will of God or our own will? How can we do a better job of knowing, loving, and serving our Heavenly Father?
O Lord, we want to be your brothers and sisters in spirit and in truth.
Amen.
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