“Someone came up to Jesus and said, ‘Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.’ Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?’”
Mt12 : 46-50
It is difficult to understand Jesus’ remark here. He who spoke of the essence of love, who had been a dutiful Son for thirty years and ensured that his mother would be cared for after his death, now seemed to be rejecting his family, especially his mother. What son can reject his mother who had brought him up in the loving ties of the love she and Joseph had for each other. Yet, examining this situation, isn’t it true that the final act of love of parents is to let go. Good parents know they must let their offspring find their own way in life, guiding them certainly, but allowing them to live life to the full.
Our gospel today portrays Jesus as the dutiful Son, ready to give up the comfort of the family home in order to fulfil the will of his heavenly Father and to make his home in him.
Prayer
Prayer Lord, help me to choose which is the way to follow you so that I may be able to say, ‘May your will be done.’
