Discussion Questions:
1. What challenges have you had dealing with the world while associating yourself with the
cross of Jesus? What helps you have courage to stand boldly with Him?
2. How does it help you to deal with trials and challenges when you see that the mother of
Jesus faced so many experiences of anxiety and difficulty?
3. What does it say to you that Jesus did not call upon His own brothers to provide care for
His mother? How is His blood thicker than family ties?
4. What does the creation of Jesus’ new family mean to you? What responsibilities do you
see are yours because of Jesus’ example from the cross?
5. How well do you see the church (Jesus’ new family) providing for the needs and offering
hope to others who come before Him at the foot of the cross? What are some things that
could be done differently or better?