Why? / ¿Por qué?
Click here for daily readings “But they did not understand what he said to them.” Mary and Joseph have just experienced every parent’s worst nightmare: their son was missing for THREE DAYS, as they searched and asked and retraced the steps of their journey. Imagine their relief when they returned to the Temple and saw him at last. Surely they ran to him with joy and exasperation, only to hear his answer, “Why were you looking for me?” Why? WHY?! Of course they did not understand what he said to them. Their hearts had gone through the wringer of fear…