Everybody's Family is Crazy
Don’t laugh.
I finally saw the movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” At this time of year, it’s actually fitting
to watch a movie about family. In the
film, Toula’s family is one huge, loud, gregarious, tight-knit Greek
family. Over the course of the movie, Toula
evolves into an independent spirit yet still embarrassed by her Greek
heritage. Her family is taken aback by
the change they see in Toula. She takes charge
of her life, choosing a new way of life with a man who is not Greek to the
horror of her father. Her determination
to explore the world and allow herself to love someone outside the confines of
her culture inspires her brother to begin to think for himself, results in her parents
learning to embrace her husband and in the last scene culminates in her father
and mother-in-law joining the celebration.
Toula became the catalyst for changing the dynamics of a family.
John 7:2-5
2 Now the Jews’ Feast of
Tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore
said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may
see the works that You are doing. 4 For no one does
anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these
things, show Yourself to the world.” 5 For even His
brothers did not believe in Him.
Acts
1:14
14 These
all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women
and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
The hardest people to be
convinced that God has changed your life are family. It does not matter how long you have lived a
blameless life before them, you are still the rebellious one they knew as a
child. The brothers of Jesus remembered
the time Jesus stayed behind unbeknownst to His parents who then frantically
returned to Jerusalem to search for Him. His brothers could not fathom that
their brother could be the Christ. Jesus
did not argue with his brothers, exclude them from His presence or disclaim
them as family. He continued His
ministry of love to them and to those suffering and in need. Eventually, they came around. Try loving that family member, keep doing
what you know is right and like Toula, you can become the change agent for your
family.
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