Brother, Sister, and Mother

Whoever does the will of God is my brother, sister, and mother. —  Mark 3:35.

One of the fun things about  a daily scripture is occasionally you run across a passage you never ran across or remember. Today’s surprised me.

I am guilty of often referring to God in the masculine or calling God — father, but here’s Jesus telling us that whoever does the will of God is also his mother as well as his brother and sister.

This passage was worthy of a full scale meditation this morning. Does this change my thinking? What does Jesus mean when he says, “do the will of God?” I’d  love to hear Luis give a sermon on this passage.

Before I offer some thoughts,, I suggest each of my readers take this one to a quiet place. What do you think?

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.