Luke 8:19-21
To be close to Jesus is like a demand for every follower. Closeness indicates a personal and intimate relationship with someone. When one is close to a person, it indicates that there is already a relationship bonded by blood or by affiliation.
To be close to Jesus means being in an intimate and personal relationship with the Lord. Today, Jesus’ closest relatives; His mother and brothers (this does not mean that Virgin Mary gave birth to another child after Jesus Christ) came to see Him but Jesus used that opportunity to draw a similarity with those who hear the word and keep it and his mother and brothers. In essence, the gospel of today indicates that if Jesus is close to His family, He is also close to all who keep the Word. If He is in love with His family, He also loves those who keep the word.
The gospel also indicates the following:
1. First of all, Jesus is not trying to detest his mother nor his brothers. Jesus loves His mother so much, it was because of her, He performed his first miracle at Cana (John 2). In the same way, His mother is even the first to obey God’s message by saying yes to the angel. Jesus is not telling us to hate or detest our family, but keeping the word of God creates a bond between us and God. Obedience to His word is like belonging to a family with Jesus.
2. Jesus is using this opportunity to explain the prime importance of keeping to the word. It is not all about reading the word but hearing and keeping to it. This emphasizes that being close to God is not how much we prophesy, fast, and pray and yet our hearts refuse to change. It is not how far we read and cram bible quotations. But only by being open to the word. Keeping to them because of what it is “the word of God”.
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3. By this, Jesus is trying to let us understand that no earthly bond with anyone should be our priority and none should take the first place in our lives. In whatever we do, God should take the first place. This is when we consider how what we do means to God before we delve into it. This does not mean we should neglect our family and our responsibilities, but keep God in the first place. When we keep God in the first place, we will always be motivated to do his will.
4. Obedience to someone shows love, respect and how important such a person is to you. When we do this, we show we are very close to Jesus and that we truly love Him.
5. Finally, the message of today was directed to the crowd who came to listen to Jesus. Jesus knows already that the crowd is with Him but by using a family affair, Jesus is trying to tell the crowd how to move from just being a member of the crowd to be a core member of His family. It is like moving from just being a churchgoer to a more personal and intimate relationship with the Lord. This happens only when we use the word of God as our guiding steps.
May God bless you dearest and forgive us for our sins. May He continually guide us to always keep to His word. amen
Fr Sanctus Mario
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Amen, I pray that the Lord will draw me closer to him
God help me to be more closer to you in Jesus name. Amen
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Amen, thanks Padre. May God help me to keep His word daily.
Amen. Lord, I desire to be intimate with you.
Amen. I pray for more close relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Thank you Fr.
Amen… Help me O Lord to be more closer to you 🙏
Thank you Father for all what you doing. God bless and enrich you always
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Amen! God bless you too
Amen thanks Padre God bless you 🙏
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Amen! St. Michael the Archangel – Pray for us
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Amen. God bless you Father
AMEN. I love today’s breakfast with the word. It went straight to the point and is not too long with too much repetition that makes it tiring and makes one feel he is doing a ‘merry-go-round’, reading and repeating the same point over and over again. Thank you Fr. Good morning and God bless your day!
Thank God for He love us and always reveal what he wants from us. May He help us to be hearers and doers of His word, for in doing so we will be in closer relationship with Him.
Amen. Heavenly Father,pls draw me closer to you and make me obey your words.
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God bless You Padre
Amen and Amen. God i need your grace in my life.
Today’s breakfast with the word is lit, just straight to point. Thanks Fr
AMEN THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOUR HEART WARMING WORDS 🙏
Amen! Thank you Jesus!
AMEN AMEN &AMEN. In addition to number 1 point, Jesus uses the opportunity to proclaim to the public, that His mother and brothers keeps the Word of God.
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So help me God, Amen
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Amen. Thank you Jesus for your word today.
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Amen. Please Lord ,help me to be doers of the word and let you Lord, be first in all that I do in Jesus Christ name Amen.
Amen, remain blessed Fr.
Amen, may God bless you Fr.
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Amen.may the good lord always bless and keep you in Jesus name amen.
Amen. I need your help God
Amen. Thanks fr for this
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Lord give me the grace.
Thank you JESUS!
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Amen. Lord I’m grateful for your word today.
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Thanks a lot Padre.
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Amen. May I continue to grow in my relationship with God, by hearing and obeying His word daily
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Heavenly Father, always guide me in keeping to your words,since obedience to your words ,qualifies me to be your child Amen🙏
God is ever faithful and ready to draw us closer to him through his words Amen God help me to always be close to you at all time Amen 🙏
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This is concise and understandable…
May God help us to keep His words, Amen.
God bless you fr.
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Amen May the Lord grant us the fortitude and strength and His wisdom to put God first in all we do Amen. Please I read my Breakfast always but I forget to comment below,. Am not aware of that please God forgive me. Am not aware that we have to comment each time we acknowledge it. Thanks from Francess Ogechi 78 Group 4.
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Remain Blessed padre 🌹
Amen. Thanks fr for this
Good evening Fr. Today’s breakfast with the word is more like it. It has enabled me to pick a point from what I read. Thank you Fr.
Amen. Thank You Lord for everything 🙏
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Amen. thanks be to God.
May we always be a true example of those who stay true to your words Lord, in action and character through Christ our Lord, Amen!
Thanks for this inspiring reflection padre,
May continue to bless you in His vineyards, Amen.
Amen God bless you too Padre
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Amen Fr
Amen.Thanks and God bless you Father.