2 Aug 2019
The Man Despised and Rejected
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For 2 August 2019, Friday of week 17 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:54-58
Jesus came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?†And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house.†And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
03 August 2019 @ 12:12 am
Thank you for this pointed reminder that we can be just as “scornful” (not an easy word) of Jesus today as the people of Nazareth two thousand years ago. In particular, by the lack of graciousness (such an important word) with which we treat others, including those close to us.