Family Dinner

"On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples said to him, 'Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?' He sent two of his disciples and said to them, 'Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. " - Mark 14:12-13

For Jesus, the disciples formed a good part of his earthly family. And I'm sure they were pretty excited to be spending Passover with Jesus - especially since he wants to have a big dinner with them.

But his instructions on finding a place to have this dinner are a little light - a man, in the city, will meet them, and they'll know who this man is because he's carrying a jar of water. If I were a disciple, I'd have to wonder if Jesus made these plans ahead of time, or if someone else is intervening on his behalf. In any case, I'd be concerned that they have no concrete reservations on the first day of one of the largest feasts in the Jewish liturgical year.

As always, Jesus is right. There is a man, there is a room, and they are going to share a meal together, as a family. Unfortunately, they don't know it will be the last they will share with Jesus while he is here.

I wonder if that would have changed anything for them.