At that time: Jesus went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, ‘He is out of his mind.’

This Gospel reveals the tension that arises when a person allows themselves to be transformed by the love of God. Grace reorders the heart, reshapes priorities and expands our capacity to love. Yet that transformation is not always understood by those who are closest to us.
In marriage, this experience becomes concrete when one spouse moves more quickly along the spiritual path. Their love becomes more generous and self-giving, while the other may feel unsettled or insecure. Even so, this difference in pace is not a threat to communion, but a privileged place where grace is at work.
From the world’s perspective, living this way may look like being “beside oneself”. From God’s perspective, it is the true wisdom of love that gives itself. Marital communion is not built on uniformity, but on mutual welcome and daily fidelity.
The one who walks faster is called to love with patience and tenderness; the one who walks more slowly is invited to allow grace to reach them through the other. In this way, marriage becomes a concrete path of sanctification, where spousal love livingly reflects the self-giving love of Christ.

Applied to Married Life

Anna: Edward, lately you seem different… quieter, as if your mind were elsewhere.
Edward: Anna, ever since the retreat, when I became aware of the greatness of the sacrament of marriage, I feel in prayer that the Lord is asking me to love you as He loves you—even though many times I don’t quite know how to do that.
Anna: Love, to be honest, sometimes you leave me feeling unsettled. Before, you would argue and get upset so easily, and now there are moments when it seems as though nothing affects you.
Edward: Anna, it’s not that I don’t care. It’s that I’m trying to love you better, even if I often do it clumsily and make mistakes.
Anna: Oh, Edward… I can see that you’re growing a great deal in your union with the Lord, that you’re seeking moments of intimacy with Him, and I feel as though I’m being left behind.
Edward: Anna, I don’t want to walk ahead of you. If I’m learning anything, it’s that grace always reaches us together. The Lord works in each of us in His own time, but always for the good of both. And I need to learn to wait for you and to love you without placing demands on you.
Anna: To be honest, it frightens me a little, but I ask you to be patient and to walk with me. Even if we move more slowly, let it be together.
Edward: Of course, love. And if we make mistakes, may it be by trusting grace more than our own strength.

Mother,

welcome our marriage, keep us in unity, and always lead us—together—towards your Son. Blessed and praised be the Lord, now and for ever.