Loco

 

Evangelio

Mc 3, 20-21

En aquel tiempo, Jesús entró en una casa con sus discípulos y acudió tanta gente, que no los dejaban ni comer. Al enterarse sus parientes, fueron a buscarlo, pues decían que se había vuelto loco.

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Gospel

Mk 3:20-21

Jesus came with his disciples into the house.
Again the crowd gathered,
making it impossible for them even to eat.
When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, 
for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 

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Meditacion:

Tan radical es la novedad de Jesús, que no le entiende ni su propia familia. Se lo quieren llevar, pensando que estaba mal de la cabeza. Les asustaba lo que Jesús estaba haciendo en su pequeño mundo. Y no solo. Su fama se extendía con mucha rapidez. “No le dejaban ni comer”. Es normal que la familia no lo viera claro. Muchas personas se sienten así, cuando intentan vivir su vida de fe en serio. A su alrededor no hay mucha comprensión (son “bichos raros”) y no digamos nada si se habla de una vocación al sacerdocio o a la vida consagrada. Cuántas vocaciones han tenido que luchar contra la oposición de los padres o de los amigos.

Son momentos para decidir de Quién nos hemos fiado, en Quién hemos puesto los ojos (sabiendo Que Él nos miró primero) y permanecer fieles en su amor. En nuestra vida diaria, también tenemos momentos de flojera, de cansancio, de sentir que lo que hacemos no tiene sentido. Es bueno volver la vista atrás, recordar los momentos vividos cerca del Señor y, apoyados en su amor, seguir hacia delante, con mucha fe, con todo el amor de que seamos capaces, y siempre con esperanza.

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So radical is the novelty of Jesus that not even his own family understands him. They want to take him away, thinking that he was sick in the head. He scared them what Jesus was doing in his little world. And not only. His fame was spreading very quickly. "They didn't even let him eat." It is normal that the family did not see it clearly. Many people feel this way when they try to live their life of faith seriously. Around them there is not much understanding (they are "strange creatures") and let's not say anything if we talk about a vocation to the priesthood or to the consecrated life. How many vocations have had to fight against opposition from parents or friends.

These are moments to decide in whom we have trusted, in whom we have set our eyes (knowing that he looked at us first) and remain faithful in his love. In our daily life, we also have moments of laziness, of fatigue, of feeling that what we do makes no sense. It is good to look back, remember the moments lived close to the Lord and, supported by his love, move forward, with great faith, with all the love that we are capable of, and always with hope.