Tuesday 22 September 2026 - A very human situation

Tuesday 22 September 2026

Today is Tuesday the 22nd of September, in the 25th week of Ordinary Time. As you begin this time of prayer, notice how you approach the Lord today... with warmth... desperation... or simply just a longing to be with him. Dee Wilson and The Porter’s Gate lead us into prayer singing, ‘To Be With Jesus’. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 8:19-21 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, ‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.’ But he said to them, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.’ A very human situation here, members of Jesus’s family trying to get some time alone with Jesus. Luke doesn’t tell us what they want. What is it that you imagine they might want? Many have found Jesus’s response, when he hears that they are there, challenging, even troubling. How do you hear it? As you listen again, consider how Mary might have reacted to all that is happening here. Luke 8:19-21 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, ‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.’ But he said to them, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.’ Finally, speak with one or more of the characters here – Jesus, his brothers, Mary, the crowd – about what you’ve noticed in the last few minutes, and what it means to you. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be World without end Amen