Tuesday of the Third week in Ordinary Time

Who Do I Belong To?

2 Samuel 6:12b–15, 17–19 / Mark 3:31–35

There’s a beautiful contrast in the readings today.

In the first reading, we see David dancing before the ark of the Lord. And not just a polite little sway — he’s dancing with everything he has. He’s not worried about how he looks. He’s not concerned with dignity or reputation. He’s just overwhelmed by the fact that God is present, and he responds with joy.

David understands something very simple:
God is not an idea. God is not a theory. God is not distant.
God is here. And that changes how you live.

Then we come to the Gospel, and Jesus says something that would have unsettled people deeply:
“Who are my mother and my brothers?”

And He looks at the people around Him and says:
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

Jesus is redefining family.

In His culture, family was everything. Your identity, your security, your future — all came from family. And Jesus says: the deepest family bond is no longer blood. It’s not name. It’s not background.

It’s relationship with God.

In other words, you don’t belong to God because of where you come from.
You don’t belong because you’re religious.
You don’t belong because you’re here in church.

You belong because you are listening to God and trying to live His will.

David belongs because he shows up before God with his whole heart.
The disciples belong because they stay with Jesus and follow Him.

And that quietly turns the question toward us.

Not: Am I Catholic?
Not: Do I believe in God?

But:
Am I actually living like someone who belongs to Him?

Because faith is not just something we claim.
It’s something we respond to.

And the first sign of belonging is not perfection —
it’s presence.
Showing up before God.
Letting Him be real in our lives.

That’s where the relationship begins.