Contemporary Stations - Station Twelve, Jesus Speaks to Mary and John from the Cross

The family of God is made up of people who are not related blood, but related by the blood of Christ, shed on the cross to save them. By faith in Jesus we become a part of this family. There is a secure place for every one who believes in Jesus Christ in the family of God. No one who comes to Jesus will be left out of this family. 

We have this assurance in the words spoken to mother Mary and John from the cross. "woman, look upon your son ... son, look upon your mother." Jesus places the care and well-being of his mother into the hands of one of his beloved disciples divorcing her from the care of her unbelieving sons. The family of Christian believers has just been established.

Father God, we are brought to you through your son Jesus Christ, adopted into the 'family of God'. Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for making us, me, a part of the divine family of God.