Tuesday 19 July 2022
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20. Lord, show us your mercy and love – Psalm 84(85):2-8. Matthew 12:46-50.
My mother and brothers are anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven
This reading might make it seem that Jesus was a poor son and sibling. However, I’d like to think that there’s a private scene, after this conversation, where Jesus goes and embraces his mother and siblings with love.
Publicly, Jesus is making the point that as the Son of God all of humanity is his family. Indeed, for Christ’s followers, the same is also true. We’re all called to love our fellow Christians as they would their family – as difficult as that might be at times.
Today, let us pray for our brother and sister Christians, those seeking in our own flawed way to follow the will of God. May our sense of being part of the same Christian family bring us closer together, so that together we might discern and act to bring about God’s Kingdom.
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