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Is Your Family Like Jesus

By: Father David Marcham on January 29th, 2019

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Is Your Family Like Jesus' Family? Family Reflection Video

Strengthening family unity

“Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

 

 

Jesus tells us today that His family isn’t limited to those who are blood relatives or those who have married into the family. The requirement for membership in the family that Jesus is forming is simply to do the will of God.

In a time when family membership carried a significant meaning, this exchange would have been shocking to those gathered around the house. This can be hard for us to hear too...

Those who suffer from conflicts in the family or a divide among members know it isn’t always easy to simply follow the will of God as Jesus asks. Let us reflect on this. Is your family part of Jesus’ family? How do you carry out God’s will?

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About Father David Marcham

Reverend David S. Marcham is the Vice Postulator for the Cause of Venerable Patrick Peyton, and Director of the Father Peyton Guild, whose members pray for Father Peyton’s beatification and spread his message of the importance of Family Prayer. Prior to becoming a seminarian, Father David was a physical therapist and clinical instructor, serving hospital inpatients and outpatients throughout the greater Boston area for eleven years. In 1998 he heard the call to priesthood and was ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston in 2005. Father David grew up in Quincy, MA, and has fond memories of playing soccer, tennis and running track. You’re never without a friend when Father David is around, as he welcomes everyone into his circle with a smile on his face!