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There’s an old Chinese proverb that says, “Not one family can put a sign outside their home with the words: No Problems Here.”
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Even the Holy Family had their share of drama.
In the Gospel, for example, Jesus is preaching inside someone’s home, when all of a sudden Mary and some other family members appear wanting to speak with him.
They’re not there to ask Jesus if he’s coming home for dinner; they’re looking to scold him!
As it’s written a few verses before, they think Jesus is, “out of his mind!”
I’m sure some of his family’s concern was driven by the desire to protect him from being harmed. But the truth is, even those closest to Jesus struggled to accept him as the Son of God.
That must have been quite painful for Jesus.
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Not one family – not even the Holy Family – can say, “No problems here.”
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What issues or concerns do I face in my own family?
And how might I work to resolve them?
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Though only the beginning, perhaps the first step is listening.
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