10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Ephraem the Deacon
Gospel – Mark 3:20-35
Jesus in the Gospel passage is misunderstood by his relatives because he was taking care of the people who wanted to listen to him without having a meal. The scribes who came from Jerusalem misunderstood him because they accused that it is “through the prince of devils that he casts devils out”. From these two misunderstandings Jesus is giving us the true picture of what a relationship is in God. The relationship with God is based on the action of the Holy Spirit. It’s the Holy Spirit that carries the love of God, incarnated in Jesus Christ to us. If someone denies the Holy Spirit, that person is completely cutting oneself out of the love of God. That’s his or her choice. But that is what, that’s happening. When we don’t have a relationship, we cannot also have forgiveness. The second picture of relationship is about the Word of God. The Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnated. So, to be related to Him, we need to be part of the Word of God. We become part of the Word of God by doing the will of God. By doing the will of God we become part of the Word of God and we actualize the life of Jesus Christ received through the sacraments as brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. Let’s reflect: How much I value the possibility of an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit