<2021-12-15T00:51:11.000Z> Holohoots: Hey Super, I hate to randomly bother you but I was wondering if you could shed some insight on something biblical for me, since you have a proper religious education behind your belt.
<2021-12-15T01:20:30.000Z> SuperLutheran: What's up man?
<2021-12-15T01:32:49.000Z> Holohoots: Well, I've been mulling over the Holy Gospel of Saint Luke; namely the second chapter. There's the 'Finding of Jesus in the Temple' where all the doctors are astonished by His wisdom. I keep kind of stumbling on this when I think over it because, being a Catholic (I know, I know) it's the fifth joyful mystery of the rosary. However, Christ says to Blessed Mary when she asks him 'Why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing' to which Jesus replies 'How is it that thou sought me? Did you not know, that I must be about my father's business?'Part of this seems kind of obvious to me in that it... Not sure if prefigures is the right word, but, it does line up with Christ's coming Passion down the years what with his parents searching for him for three days in great sorrow. Likewise, the doctors being astonished with His wisdom makes sense; he is the Truth Incarnate. However Christ's asking Blessed Mary 'Why did you look for me?' Always kind of had me scratching my head, because surely He would know the grief of His absence would cause Mary and Joseph.
<2021-12-15T01:33:43.000Z> Holohoots: Kind of rambling a bit here but basically I was wondering if there was anything more to this you might be able to shed some light on in some way because that 'question' in particular always made me sort of tilt my head a bit because it's just... I dunno; it wouldn't be something I'd expect Jesus would 'need' to ask.
<2021-12-15T02:16:26.000Z> SuperLutheran: Well, 
<2021-12-15T02:17:40.000Z> SuperLutheran: it says in vs 51 that He was submissive to Mary and Joseph
<2021-12-15T02:18:12.000Z> SuperLutheran: There are times that Christ's words seem a bit dismissive or harsh to people, as we also see in the wedding at Cana
<2021-12-15T02:18:27.000Z> SuperLutheran: But it's always in the context of obedience to our Heavenly Father, as we see even here
<2021-12-15T02:18:53.000Z> Holohoots: Mmm, true, true.
<2021-12-15T02:18:59.000Z> SuperLutheran: Now, there could be a translation issue in the way that He spoke it, as Greek and English don't always translate a voice particularly well
<2021-12-15T02:19:27.000Z> SuperLutheran: But when our Lord is busy serving the Father, that's always going to be His number one priority, 
<2021-12-15T02:19:43.000Z> SuperLutheran: and the question He asks answers it as well
<2021-12-15T02:20:20.000Z> SuperLutheran: If they were in His shoes, or if they had even a small part of the righteousness Christ has, then they wouldn't have even looked for Him because they would have known that this would be necessary upon entering the temple
<2021-12-15T02:20:46.000Z> SuperLutheran: So again, while vs 51 basically tells us that He is the very model of a son,
<2021-12-15T02:20:58.000Z> SuperLutheran: at that moment there were bigger fish to fry
<2021-12-15T02:24:45.000Z> Holohoots: Hrm. Never quite thought of it like that before; but I suppose I'm just looking at it kind like through blinders. I.E; the scene described to us in Scripture; namely just 'Christ, the doctors, Mary and Joseph'... Certainly gives me more to contemplate over. Thanks for the input, I genuinely appreciate it.
<2021-12-15T02:33:10.000Z> SuperLutheran: Any time brother!