Saturday. 1/24/15
Today’s Gospel is
almost the only place we read about Our Lord’s wider family connections. We read
how they did not at all understand or appreciate him. Our knowing that Jesus,
even Jesus, had trouble with relatives could have us resolving to do what we
must to straighten out our family connections.
Some of us are at
odds with family members because of how we shared what was coming to us. Others
of us are at odds over alcohol or financial difficulties. Some of us may be at
odds over our religious practices. Whatever the difficulty, we should use prayers
and common sense to straighten it out.
The commandment
about honoring father and mother extends to honoring family members. We honor
them by extending our understanding to seeing things their way.
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