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SUMMARY:Family Communion
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DESCRIPTION:Family Communion for the Second Sunday after Trinity\; celebra
 nt the Revd Tola Badejo.  \n\nFirst reading: Genesis 3: 8 – 15\nGospel: 
 Mark 3: 20 - 35\n\nThe readings today are an Old Testament passage that al
 most everyone will recognise from the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols a
 t Christmas and another from Mark that is much less familiar. Both\, howev
 er\, deal with the nature and consequences of sin and with the responsibil
 ity upon leaders and teachers to act and speak in accordance with the word
  and will of God.\n\nThe Genesis passage is of course set in Paradise: the
  rules are different\, so the serpent is capable of sin and subject to mor
 al consequence. Both the serpent and Eve share the blame\, and through the
 ir offering and acceptance of temptation shape the pattern of the natural 
 world that now exists\, where one creature hunts another and humans often 
 fear snakes whether or not they really are venomous. In Mark\, the scribes
  explain good actions (the casting out of demons) as the product of even g
 reater evil\, and so\, instead of recognising divinity in Jesus\, see him 
 as a representative of the devil. Like the serpent in Genesis\, they turn 
 truth on its head. \n\nThe Gospel passage begins in mid-story. Jesus\, hav
 ing attracted attention through his curing of the possessed\,  is relentle
 ssly mobbed by crowds who will not leave him alone\, and he is also being 
 pursued by the religious authorities.  We might wonder about the feelings 
 and motives of the different groups and individuals involved: what exactly
  do the people in the crowd want\, and why are the scribes so hostile? How
  do we respond to the concern of Jesus's mother and brothers\; are they st
 anding between him and his ministry\, or simply concerned for his safety a
 nd welfare? And what about his own final comment: does he  brutally reject
  his earthly family or\, on the contrary\, extend familial love beyond his
  blood relatives to all who belong to his heavenly father?
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