I have always felt that the mother and siblings of Jesus got a little left out in this passage. They came to chat with Him about something or other and Jesus decides to use their presence as a teaching moment. That it was though, a teaching moment. In the midst of a huge crowd Jesus was able to bring the reality home to them that whoever does the will of God is His family. After having read the book of Matthew and recently finishing a reading on the death and resurrection of our Savior, what an extreme privilege to know that we are His family. We are the siblings, not just the servants and former enemies, of a King.
Anyway, back to the "real" family of Jesus. I guess for the first time I realized that just because one thing is true doesn't mean the opposite is true. Just because Jesus valued the relation of the crowd doesn't me He belittled the relation of His natural family. After His teaching lesson He may have walked out and spoken to His mother and cared for His siblings. It's one of the things that amazes me about God. He can care for all of us intimately at once. He doesn't love one more than the other, yet He is uniquely involved in all of our lives.
We can live today knowing we are in the family of our Savior!
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