Mother-in-law

“After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them.” (LK 4: 38-39) 

Our “in-laws” are sometimes “afflicted with a severe fevers”-with their idealistic vision for our lives; when they try to correct us or even rebuke us (remember Program no 2: We and Family?). It is good to invite Our Lord to those kinds of situations-“He stood over her, rebuke the fever, and it left her.” It is also good to invite Jesus into our hearts when we become in-laws, to respect and to protect the marriages of our children with His presence in our hearts; it is good to think about them when “He stays over us.”

“The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor and to proclaim liberty to captives.” (Gospel Acclamation)