ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - Comments From the Chair 23 January 2021

#Opposition #Mark032021 #PeopleNeedToUnderstandUs #WeNeedToUnderstandOthers #GraceOfGod #ServingGod #OutOfYourMind #LeavingTheSeminary #JoeHeschmeyer TOPIC: DO YOU FEEL PEOPLE OPPOSE YOU AND DISAPPROVE OF YOU? In today’s gospel (Mark 3:20-21), Jesus is wrongly judged by his relatives and community as being out of his mind. They were upset with Jesus’ public ministry and wanted him to go back to his job as a skilled carpenter, especially since He was getting into trouble with the authorities. That is why, on one occasion in Matthew (10:36), He even remarked, “your worst enemies will be the members of your own family.” While others need to understand us, we also need to open ourselves to the possibility that others have a point. This is the 291st installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on   / cfchrist   and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook page]