Jesus' family came to see Jesus. Mark (Mark 3:20,21) tells us that they thought Jesus was "out of His mind". This is an entirely natural reaction. We know that Jesus is God, we know what He did, why He came, who He is. His family, apart from Mary having some understanding because of the unusual conception and events around the birth, did not. So they would worry about Him, and maybe also be offended by Him, and probably concerned about the consequences for themselves. It is likely that by this time Joseph had died as there is no mention of him.
Jesus replied that his "mother and brothers" are those who God's word and put it into practice. Jesus is emphasising the greatness of who He is and the significance of His mission.
Next we get the calming of the storm incident. The boat was in serious trouble, but Jesus remained sleeping. They woke Jesus up and He rebuked the storm, which immediately settled down. He then questioned the disciples for there lack of faith. See the implication that Jesus wants us to have more faith, and to have faith for things like this and for healings to happen. Now there are many "healers" who are charlatans, but we must not let this close our minds to the fact that Jesus quite clearly wanted His disciples (and that includes us) to have faith for miracles.
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