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There is nothing wrong with the seed, or the words and actions of Jesus that express his mission. If the results of the sowing are sparse, it’s because of the poor quality of the soil in which the seed is sown.
Mary Magdalene is an attractive figure. She is interested only in the Lord, and when she identifies him she doesn’t want to let him go.
Jesus is not saying that his natural family is unimportant, but that the new community of faith that he is beginning to gather around him is more important and has its own primacy.
Sometimes we are tempted to ask for some further indication that the Lord is really with us. But in Jesus we already have all the certainty we need.
The Pharisees are troubled by Jesus’ words and actions. Jesus responds by laying low. He prefers to be the quiet servant of the Lord that Isaiah foretold.
It’s easy to judge others, but when we do we may find Jesus judging us in return.
Jesus is the answer to all of our troubles and burdens. He lightens them either by increasing our strength or by clarifying our perceptions or simply by taking the burden off our shoulders.
