Tag: #Family
#SV – On the ‘Whoever’
When Jesus was informed that his mother, brothers and sisters needed his attention, he replied by looking around at those seated in the circle and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mk.3:31-35) His response demonstrates that the condition for the Kingdom of God is doing God’s will rather than attachment to family and/or inner-circles. The word ‘whoever’ belongs to the category of indefinite relative pronouns. It has no antecedent in terms of identity (family, friends, partners) but is only determined by a condition that … Continue reading #SV – On the ‘Whoever’
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Disconnected Umbilicus
The disconnection of what was originally natural ties happens in various ways. We shall examine this in three main settings: the family, culture and Christianity. Think of the breakdown of families: A once lovely family of five. Everyone gets married and have their individual families. Parents now dead. Some of the kids travel and gradually reduced communication with one another. They get influenced by other events, other experiences and other persons. With siblings it is now about the scramble to get something of whatever is left by their parents. Then the war begins: it gets bitter, some go diabolic, some … Continue reading Disconnected Umbilicus
Alongside One Another 