Contemplative Bible Reading

Mark 3:21 (New International Version)

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

Notice what the family of Jesus thought of him,

He is out of His mind

Whoa. I imagine that at times it was a bit difficult to understand some of the things that Jesus did and said during His ministry. But still, surely Mary and Joseph remembered the events of the birth of Jesus. The scriptures even tell us that Mary took those events to heart.

So, how do we reach this point where they thought, “He is out of His mind?”

Perhaps this isn’t surprising. Even today, with 2,000 years of perspective, it can be difficult to understand some of the things that Jesus did and said during His ministry.