Family. The word is meant to invoke feelings of warmth, inclusion, safety, and trust. For you, it may mean anything but that.Do you find yourself grieving for a family you will never have? Do you find yourself so angry because of the toxic events and relationships in your life, that you have no positive expectations about what a family is meant to be?
Jesus recognized that those who are in your trust circle, who are your community or your family, are not necessarily the ones that fulfill your deep longings for warmth, inclusion, and safety. He taught that when your own family feels like strangers, you can find another family (Matthew 12:46-50), a family of choice. Jesus explained the possibility of making choices to find a new community based on the common bonds of faith and shared dreams.
In this second family, a family of choice, there is another opportunity to experience what your heart has always longed for. Inclusion, safety, and trust. Create - creatively create - another family if the one you have has broken your heart.
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