This document contains a summary and reflection on a passage from the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus says that his true family is those who do the will of God. It notes that Jesus was not rejecting his earthly family, but was teaching his disciples that the bonds of faith are stronger than blood. It encourages the reader to imitate Jesus by doing the will of God as expressed in the Gospel, in order to become part of his true spiritual family.

1. Gospel
Matthew 12: 46-50
At that time, Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his
mother and his relatives came and tried to talk to him.
Someone then said to Jesus, "Hey, out there are your
mother and your brothers, and they want to talk to
you."
But he said that she told him: "Who is my mother and
who are my brothers?" And pointing out to his disciples
and said: "Here are my mother and my brothers! For

2. whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven,
the same is my brother, my sister and my mother.".
MEDITATION

3. This passage (and its parallels in Mark and Luke) is
known as "the true family of Jesus."
Some misinterpretationlooking see in this passage a
rejection of Jesus to Mary and to her family.The truth is
that Jesus takes a visitfrom his mother and his relatives
(at another time speak the word brothers in the Bible)
to instruct his disciples the true family of Jesus is not
only what unites him for ties blood, and they break with
death and may even have some who, even with the
same blood, decide not to followthe will of the Father.
COMMITMENT
All baptized we become children of God, Father of all
men. 4-5-6- 45. ef, we are brothers of Jesus, and we
must imitate our Brother, DOING THE FATHER.

4. REFLECTION
The real family is living according to the Gospel, is the
one that has been adopted as children by the Father
through the Holy Spirit.He, as Son of the Father, he sees
his brothers should also be children of God. This in no
way is a contempt or their relatives,let alone their
mother, who, if anything stood out in life was to do the
will of God.

5. Contemplation
According to this, our relationshipwith Jesus is
reinforcedto the extent that we apply in doing the
Father's will,which is none other than, to live according
to the Gospel. Recall that in another passage he had
already told us: "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord
will be saved, but he who does the will of the Father."
We apply, beca use today
all our day to live according to the Gospel.
BLESSINGS
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