You’ll see the name often — Holy Family. On the gate of a school or the entrance of a hospital. And we nod along solemnly, as though the name itself has explained everything.

But have you ever stopped to ask: What exactly is this Holy Family? And why did God choose to enter the world through one?

It’s quite an idea, when you think of it. God didn’t just send Jesus floating down from heaven on a cloud, ready to preach and perform miracles. No, He arranged for Him to be born. Birthed. Raised. Nurtured. By a mother and a father. That’s how seriously God took family.

And not just any family. A holy family.

He didn’t choose kings or professors or philosophers. He chose Mary, a teenage girl and Joseph, a carpenter from a small town. No throne. No money. Just love, humility, and obedience.

Now here’s where I want you to stop, yes stop, and ponder: That today, we celebrate the opposite.

We love stories of men and women who rose from broken homes and shattered childhoods to become global icons. Oprah Winfrey, for instance. Born to a teenage mother, raised in poverty, abused as a child — and today, a billionaire media mogul and philanthropist.

Hats off to her grit, truly.

Then there’s Elon Musk, whose parents divorced when he was young. He spent much of his childhood away from both, navigating loneliness with books and technology. And now, well, he’s launching rockets and buying social media platforms like some people buy socks.

The world calls them success stories. And in many ways, they are.

But here’s a deeper question: Are these the kind of “successes” God had in mind when He sent His Son down to earth?

Because when God wanted to bring the greatest light into a dark world, He didn’t look for financial stability, academic pedigree, or market reach.

He prioritized family.

Not wealth. Not fame. Not social mobility.

Family.

A holy man. A holy woman. A home that wasn’t perfect, but full of love.

Now don’t get me wrong — there’s nothing sinful about coming from a broken home. Many, like Oprah and Musk, have overcome incredible odds. Their achievements are impressive. But let’s not confuse survival with ideal. Just because something is possible doesn’t mean it’s preferable. The very fact that we marvel at these stories tells us how hard the road was.

God, in His wisdom, didn’t want His Son to walk that hard road of loneliness or emotional instability. He wanted Him to grow up surrounded by love, commitment, faith — the soft, silent things that never make headlines but build the foundation of a son or daughter.

So what does that say to us?

It says that maybe, just maybe, while we’re busy chasing promotions, checking on our neighbour’s wife or husband, while checking out emotionally from our homes, God’s looking down and saying, “That’s not the blueprint I had in mind.”

He’s not clapping for the CEO who’s neglecting his kids or the billionaire building a fortune for them. He’s whispering, “Be like Joseph. Be like Mary.”

Raise a child with patience. Stay when it’s hard. Forgive when it hurts. Create a space where someone — even a divine someone — might feel safe enough to grow up.

And if this makes you shift uncomfortably in your plush office chair or your business class seat, good. Because the truth is: God didn’t pick a family that was comfortable. He picked one that was committed.

You don’t need to be rich. You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to send your children to a school named Holy Family. You just need to be one.

Because the world needs more families who raise children with compassion, who raise them to speak truth, to live humbly, and to serve others with love.

So go on. Be a holy man. Be a holy woman. Create a home that heaven wouldn’t mind borrowing. Because the most powerful institution on earth isn’t a government or a company or a school with a noble-sounding name.

It’s a family.
Just like the one God chose…!

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