Inspiration in "Woman Behold Your Son"
This is from a short homily I delivered regarding a few of the last words of Jesus.
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour, the disciple received her as his own. - John 19:26-27, translation my own. Note below.
What if every time we left a vulnerable, grieving member of our family behind, we turned to another beloved and said, “Please, receive my family as your family.” But we are not taught to do this! Our culture has us holding our chin up! Standing on our own two feet! You should learn to be self-reliant!
Have you heard these messages? “You can do it if you try!”
Recently, as in Tuesday, I heard similar words come from a youth’s mouth. ...