Doing the Will of God

"For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."

These words are from today's gospel reading and come from the third chapter of Mark. This was spoken by Jesus to the crowd that had gathered. Jesus tells us that we are all called to be heirs to the Kingdom of God. In order to be heirs, we must become part of the family of our Heavenly Father. We must be brothers, sisters,and mothers to Jesus in order to inherit the Kingdom. How do we become members of the Heavenly Family? Jesus simply states that we must do the will of God.

In the words of St Francis De Sales, whose Feast Day is today, "So live wholly according to the spirit,... live sweetly and in peace. Be quite confident that God will help you, and in all that happens, rest in the arms of His Mercy and Fatherly goodness."

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