GOSPEL READING MARK 3:20-21
Jesus continued his ministry among people. People gathered around him in big number and they also kept him busy. He was so busy that he could not even have his meal. He and his disciples were over worked. This only points out the need for work of God. This also indicates that the work of the evil has taken over the world so much that there was the need for continued work.
His relatives and friends thought that he was out of his mind. It could have been because of the amount work done by him or the way he was going about doing which disturbed the normal regular functioning. Probably the people (could have been the Pharisees) began to complain against him that the relatives felt the need to control him.
