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In today’s Gospel reading proclaiming the kingdom is the primary consideration for Jesus’ disciples. That’s the job that needs to get done.
Like Matthew we have become followers of Jesus. Our call to follow him is not due to our own special worth or virtue, but simply to the generosity of the Lord.
If we tried to remove all the obstacles to the word in our present lives we would almost certainly find that the soil we offer the Lord is much richer.
In Jesus’ time women traveling with an itinerant rabbi was downright scandalous. Yet these women stayed with Jesus when he was dying on the cross.
There is a correlation between forgiveness of sin and loving Jesus. Maybe this narrative is an invitation for us to ask ourselves how we respond to Jesus’ forgiveness of our sins.
The sorrows of Mary find their significance in the faithfulness that they expressed. Jesus calls us to faithfulness as well.
Jesus tells his hearers what it takes to be a good disciple of his: produce good fruit and build something strong to leave behind yourself.
