He is out of his mind' - Why?

GOSPEL THOUGHTS*

*Ordinary Season : 2nd Week - Saturday*

*Gospel : Mk 3:20-21*

*First Reading : Heb 9:2-3, 11-14*

*'He is out of his mind' - Why?*

*1) Who said this?*

From the Gospel it appears that the close family members and relatives said the above words about Jesus 

Other than these, there might have been many people who were observing Jesus and his way of going about, might have judged Jesus with this above opinion 

There might have been also pressure from the people to call Jesus as a person who is out of his mind 

*2) The various Reasons for the "Out of mind" conclusions*

People saw in Jesus a different person who always challenged many traditional but unreasonable customs. So they called Jesus as a person who is out of mind 

People also saw Jesus who was mixing with sinners, tax collectors, public sinners, sick people and marginalized

People also saw in Jesus a person who challenged the religious leaders and the elders 

Jesus also gave new meaning to sabbath

Such things made them to conclude, that Jesus is out of His Mind

*3) Gods mission needs out of Mind attitude*

In the normal circumstances, one can't follow Jesus very closely 

To leave the house, the  beloved parents, property and other valuable things, and to follow Jesus without anything, needs a out of mind attitude

To challenge the worldly standards, and to fight with the Worldly things,in order to renounce worldly things, such has desire for name, fame, richness, wealth and pleasure one needs out of mind attitude  

*4) Jesus and out of His Mind*

The way of Jesus' mission needs the out of mind attitude

#To accept the Cross

#To carry the Cross 

#To forgive ones enemies 

#To go after one leaving the 99

#To eat with Sinners 

#To touch the Sinners and lepeors 

All these things needs a different out look 

This out look from the worldly point of view becomes *out of His mind*

But from the mission point of view, no difference what so ever. 

*5) The Mission Mind is out of ones mind*

The mission mind is viewed by others in terms of out of ones mind

The world is unable to understand the mission mind. For the world the mission mind is out of ones mind 

*6) Need to go beyond ones natural reasoning*

Going beyond the natural reasoning will help us to follow Jesus and to do his mission 

Going beyond ones natural reasoning is equal the out of ones mind 

Am I ready to go beyond my natural reasoning??

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*