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Redemption

(Photo and poem by Kathy McNamara)

Scriptures:   Second Corinthians 4:13 and 14

Since we have the same gift of faith as it is written, "I believe, and I shared." We also believe and we speak out.

We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also. We will be together with Jesus in His Presence.

Mark 3:20 and 33 to 35

Jesus came home.

He said to those who were with Him, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

He looked around at those who were seated around Him. "Here are My mother and My brothers. For whoever does the will of God is My brother, My sister, and My mother."

Reflection

We hear in our reading from Mark that Jesus is coming home. He had been travelling all around Galilee and visiting many towns. Wherever He went, people seemed to follow. the word was getting out. Jesus was a good teacher and a good healer.

It must have been good to return home and to be with the people who knew Him so well. 

Jesus, however, is still committed to His mission. He has been called to spread the message about the Kingdom of God. He does not stop speaking this message on His home turf.

The people of Nazareth seem confused by all of this. Even the family of Jesus is upset. Jesus points out that His real family is composed of those who follow the will of God.

We follow God's will when we realize that God's presence is with us always as Paul points out in the reading from Second Corinthians. It is that presence of God that gives us the strength and the wisdom to both know the will of God and to follow what God is asking us to do.

That presence comes to us through prayer. When we communicate with God and listen for the voice of God, we become at home with God just as Jesus was at home with God. 

Our home becomes our place where we can be at one with God. We can relax with God and share our hopes and joys and our discouragements and tough times with the One who loves us totally and completely.

Jesus came home.

Jesus invites us to His Home---the Home of redemption and the Home that is eternal. He invites us to live with Him.

Always.

1. Why do you think Jesus came home?

2. The family of Jesus found it hard to understand what He was doing. How come this was so difficult for them?

3. Do you feel at home with Jesus?

4. What are some of the ways Jesus is present in your life?

5. How do you feel as you reflect on Kathy's photo?

(Scripture adaptation, reflection, and questions by John J. McNamara)