Luke 8:19 – 21 The True Kindred of Jesus, Part II
OK, now that I got that off my chest maybe I can look at the scripture passage itself a little more dispassionately. In this short scripture Mary and Jesus’ brothers come to see him but cannot get close because of the crowds. When the apostles mention this to Jesus he says, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the work of God and act on it.” Ouch! Is this a repudiation of his closest members? Maybe after being “dissed” in his own hometown, he was out of patience. I choose not to take it that way. Rather, I think his words are words of invitation and encouragement to all of us, that in the kingdom to come we can all be sons and daughters of God, if only we take the Word of God to heart and act on it. In this new world actions speak loudest of all, louder than words, louder than status, louder than blood ties. How wonderful it would be to know Jesus with the intimacy of family – an intimacy of shared values and experience and common understanding.
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