Choose Friend - Verse 2

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.Matthew 12.48-50

Community

Jesus offers a radical redefining of family. For him, the closest relationships are not tribal or closed, but open. His ‘family’ is a wide community of those who seek to do God’s will.

Stop and Think

How do you respond to Jesus’ words? Is he rejecting family?
Where do you experience a true sense of community? What brings it together?

Choose to Act

Thank God for your family and for the variety of ways you find community.
Choose today to recognise someone ‘who does God’s will’ as a (perhaps unexpected) brother, sister or mother.