“Mary... looking for the son who was lost”
Mary spent three days and three nights looking for the son who was lost. May you and I also be able to say that our willingness to find Jesus knows no rest. (Furrow, 794)
How his Mother and St Joseph must have suffered when, on their way back from Jerusalem, they could not find him among their relatives and friends. And then what joy when they recognize him from afar, as he instructs the teachers of Israel. But notice the words that issue from his lips. Don’t they seem hard? The Son says in reply to his Mother, ‘How is it that you sought …