A meditation on the Holy Family might help us recall that theirs is not the only holy family. Family life is vocational: it is a calling from God. Every act, every decision within the life of the family, when done with great love, is a real symbol of Christ’s love. During this holy season, let us recall our holy families and reach out to them with ever more generous love. Let us too reach out to those without families, recalling the words of the mature Jesus who redrew the lines of family: “those who hear and do the will of God are my mother and my brothers” (Lk 8:21). The love we learn and practice in families is ultimately the love that ought to govern our way of relating to all people.
Vindplaats: http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/8533/the-holy-family
