Why does this chapter seem to be the call before the storm?
Time to watch ... and listen.
Ponder
What did you like about Jesus' imagined homecoming in this chapter? How do you imagine it differently?
The author does a beautiful job imagining the scene of Jesus bringing his disciples home to Mary. Mary's pondering - her memories - finds a common thread in the Lamb of God.
Time to watch ... and listen.
3 comments:
I realize now I maybe should have put my post here instead of a couple of days ago when referring and responding to the "sword" piercing Mary's heart...sorry about that!
It fits both chapters, I think. Earlier she was warned of the sword and now she's starting to feel it!
Mommy Su, I really did think about the sword back in the chapter when Jesus was "lost" too. I agree with Rachel, that it is a valid comment for both chapters.
In the Scripture reading – Luke 3:20 – we are told that “Herod the tetrarch” locked John up in prison. I’ve never thought about this from Mary’s perspective. Each step of the way, John the Baptist went before Jesus – the angel’s visit, the pregnancy, the beginning of ministry… and now John is imprisoned (and later even his execution precedes Jesus’). It must have been obvious to Mary from the beginning that Jesus’ ministry would bring about much bitter tension and controversy. I wonder if she anticipated that this would also lead to his sacrificial death.
Oh, the “Lamb of God” label! It is a precious name to us now that we know how the story of the sacrifice will unfold. But, as the author pointed out, how painful it must have been for Mary to hear and comprehend!
I must admit it was hard for me to imagine that Jesus, at the age of 30, would bring his disciples with him, unannounced, to stay at his mother’s house. Perhaps that was normal in that time and place. But I did find it interesting to think about what kind of interaction there might have been between Mary and Jesus’ disciples, and to imagine what Mary might be thinking when she met them.
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