Those Whom Jesus Calls His Family Matthew 12:46–50 | God’s Family Formed in Christ Beyond Blood Relationships When we hear the word family , we usually think first of people related to us by blood. Parents, children, brothers, and sisters are among the closest and most significant relationships in our lives. Family is the first community to which we belong. It is where we begin to learn love and care. Family members may understand us more deeply than anyone else, yet those same close relationships can sometimes become places of pain and misunderstanding. In today’s passage, however, Jesus asks an unexpected question about family. “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” This question does not deny the value of family. Rather, Jesus reveals a deeper and eternal relationship established within the kingdom of God—a relationship that goes beyond our ordinary understanding of family. 1. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Come to See Him While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, His mother Mary an...