Acceptance and non-acceptance

To point out that in life in the apostolate we will not only have time to receive, whether reward, but also misunderstanding and ungrateful After graduating from primary or secondary school, many of us applied for further studies, we wanted to know something, to get it somewhere in life, to be educated, wise. After all, investing in education always pays off. Onto we needed to do a job interview or some other exam. We went to see the school whether they accepted us or not. When we succeeded, we breathed in our minds, and we were happy. We were proud of ourselves; we felt good.

Jesus was rejected in today’s gospel, even by his own family. They said, “He is mad” (Mark 3:21). When the closest ones do not understand us, it does not add to self-confidence. But Jesus was aware of his mission; he did not let himself be disgusted. Crowds from all over the country followed Jesus because they expected him to help them save them from the misery they found many times. They put their hope in him. If Jesus did so many good miracles among those who pressed for him, why then did he not succeed in his nation, and more precisely in his family? Probably because he grew up among them, he was for them, as one of them, they found nothing special in him. And yet Jesus is the Son of God. They did not believe that what he did was his merit was very common to them. When we put ourselves in the situation of Jesus’ relatives, they didn’t have it easy because he had never exceptionally manifested himself before and now like this? The wonders and miracles of Jesus were to confirm his saving mission. But for many, it was not proof; on the contrary, it was a reason to doubt his mental health.

We are also often faced with a situation in which we do not understand, and we should understand. We try to be good, help, be willing to listen, offer ourselves help, and, on the other hand, we get a hard rejection because we have to take care of ourselves. Let this not be a reason for us to be disgusted. No one wanted man better than God; he sent us his Son Jesus, who did everything to settle the enmity between man and God, whose cause was a sin. But the man rejected him and killed him. He killed God. God’s love has no boundaries. It’s natural that we get somewhere or accept us, whether it is a school or a job. But as disciples of Christ, we must also remember that some doors will remain closed before us. Let us hope that the love of Christ will penetrate beyond the door, which is now still locked. May the Lord Himself help us with His blessings so that we may remain faithful to Him in every situation of our lives.