Here, Now, With Us

“Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, and he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.”
—John 19:26–27

In the midst of pain, Jesus doesn’t pull away—he draws people toward one another. A grieving mother. A bewildered friend. He sees them both and calls them into relationship: Take care of one another. You belong to each other now.

Even in his final moments, Jesus is forming community. Not an abstract idea or future ideal, but a shared life rooted in the ordinary and the painful. He is with them in this moment with compassion and grace, offering a way forward through connection.

This is how Jesus still comes to us—in this place and the faces of those beside us. He meets us in our neighborhoods, families, workplaces, and friendships. He meets us in the mess and mystery of our actual lives, and he weaves us together into something holy. His love takes shape through mutual care, presence, and responsibility.

We follow Jesus here, bound together not by similarity, but by shared love. In every ordinary place, in every fragile moment, Jesus is still saying: “You belong to one another.”