I’m sure like me you would find today’s Gospel a little hard to understand at the start. How can one seemingly shrug off one’s own mother and perhaps accompanying relatives? So let’s dwell deeper on the underlining truth of our loving Lord.
“Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”Jn 5:19 Hence although not explicitly mentioned our Lord was likely ministering to the crowd gathered around Him, proclaiming that God our Father’s kingdom was at hand. God our Father’s will be done above all at all times!
Anyone who puts family above the Will of God is not worthy of Him. For if we put Him above all, then like David we can truly rejoice! For we will always be able to dance in His presence unabashedly! Totally uninhibited, free with joyful praise! Such that we lead others to greater worship by our love for Him and for His flock.
Lord Jesus, my food is to do Your Will. Amen
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First reading
2 Samuel 6:12-15,17-19
David dances before the ark of the Lord
David went and brought the ark of God up from Obed-edom’s house to the Citadel of David with great rejoicing. When the bearers of the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fat sheep. And David danced whirling round before the Lord with all his might, wearing a linen loincloth round him. Thus David and all the House of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with acclaim and the sound of the horn. They brought the ark of the Lord in and put it in position inside the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered holocausts before the Lord, and communion sacrifices. And when David had finished offering holocausts and communion sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Hosts. He then distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israelites, men and women, a roll of bread to each, a portion of dates, and a raisin cake. Then they all went away, each to his own house.
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Gospel
Mark 3:31-35
Who are my mother and my brothers? Those that do the will of God
The mother and brothers of Jesus arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him. A crowd was sitting round him at the time the message was passed to him, ‘Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.’ He replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking round at those sitting in a circle about him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers. Anyone who does the will of God, that person is my brother and sister and mother.’
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