Home Remodel!

Greetings on this the Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Readings: 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Mark 3:31-35

Summary

Lift up your heads, O gates;
be lifted, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may enter.
(PS 24:7)

Commentary on this psalm verse from the NABRE: Lift up your heads, O gates … you ancient portals: the literal meaning would involve disassembly of the gates, since the portcullis (a gate that moves up and down) was unknown in the ancient world.

Reflection

Jesus is doing something new. So new that the gates of the heart must be taken apart and rebuilt to be higher and greater to allow the King of Glory to enter!

In our sacred readings today, Jesus proposes the simplest and most profoundly loving answer imaginable.

“Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.”
But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.
For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mk 3:32-35)

Personal Reflection

Today, let us all think about redesigning the gates to our hearts. Is it too small, too narrow, too closed?

Jesus offers us a new way. A desire to do a home remodel project!!

Lift higher your hearts and make room for the family God is forming.

Become brother, sister and mother of the Lord Jesus!

Sacred Readings full text: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012726.cfm

Peace be with you,
Deacon Gerry