So Jesus' mother and brothers are outside the house waiting for him and need to talk to him. Some inside tell him about it. How would Mary have felt hearing her son disown her and his brothers like that? If she did hear, did she understand where he was coming from or was it a shock to her? Jesus' family for the most part is composed of side characters that we don't get to know enough about. Oh how I would love to know what her experience was of this scene. Further, Jesus is a middle-aged man and not a teenage boy, so it wasn't like Mary was saying "I'm tired of calling you home for dinner..." What did they want from him? Regardless, the words of Jesus to the listeners speaks to family defined by more than just blood relation. The fifth commandment says to honor your father and mother. Jesus reminds us that we have a choice in who are the figures of father and mother in our lives.
Readings: Genesis 39:1-41:16; Matthew 12:46-13:23; Psalm 17:1-5; Proverbs 3:33-35
