22/01/2022

It cannot be possible that Mary was among the "relatives" who sought to restrain Jesus on the grounds that he was mad. People of different generations have latched on to the existence of "relatives" of the Lord to deny the virginity of Mary and to search for a historical "bloodline" culminating with still living "descendants" of Jesus.

The Gospels recall and recount Jesus' life on earth which is God accepting the limits of our human freedom even to accepting death.

The death he accepts is not our simple end of human life but the complete humiliation of nakedness in public, totally under the control of his torturers. Nothing that has ever happened is remotely approachig the imensity of this historical event.

We are his "mother and his siblings" if we know him the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is easy to say "Lord, Lord"but we must from the depths of our beings follow his example, doing what is right in this world until our end of life when he can call us to the eternity that he relinquished to show his love for his creation.

Dear Lord I have not the eloquence of David to express my grief at my sinfulness. There is still part of me that resists your will. Let me truly know that you are Father and care for us thy children especially those like me who go astray. May Mary and all my heavenly siblings help me to avoid the sinfulness that hammered you to the cross.