Gospel: Matthew
13:54-58
Jesus came to his
native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and
said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the
carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph,
Simon, and Judas? Are not his sisters all with us? Where did this man get all
this?" And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A
prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own
house." And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack
of faith.
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Reflection:
Rejection is always
hard to accept, but why are we being rejected in the first place? Perhaps we
have done a wrongdoing or we have offended the sensibilities of the person who
rejected us.
Jesus was rejected
when He returned to Nazareth: His native place. Jesus did not do anything
offensive, He even taught at their synagogue. Yet He was rejected and the sole
reason for His rejection is they know who He was. His town mates were too
familiar with Him and His family.
His town mates
couldn’t accept the fact that His wisdom was extra-ordinary and for this they
rejected Him. But why reject when they could have welcomed Him with open arms?
They rejected Jesus because they were envious of Him. Envious of His
intelligence and the adulation given to Him by the people.
We will not get
anything good if we have envy in our hearts. We are in-fact closing our hearts
to the many blessings that Jesus wants to shower us. Instead of being envious,
why not simply be happy with our fellowmen’s success?- Marino J. Dasmarinas
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