Gospel: Mark 6:1-6
Jesus departed from there and came to his
native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came he began to
teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said,
“Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What
mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of
Mary, and the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? And are not his
sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, “A
prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin
and in his own house.” So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying
his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.
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Reflection:
Envy and lack of faith are negative emotions that deprives us of peace
of mind it also deprives us of unfathomable blessings from God. For example, if
we envy our neighbor because they have a higher status in life. We would
normally try very hard to also match their lifestyle even at the expense of our
own financial shortcomings.
When Jesus went back to His native place He was met with scorn by His
town mates because they envied Him. They were surprised of the miracles that He
does they questioned His miracles and they even belittled him.
They did this to Jesus because they know Him well as someone who was
ordinary like them; they grew up with him they only focused on this aspect of
Jesus’ life: His being human like them. They purposely closed their eyes on His
God given abilities. Even if they were aware of it they refused to acknowledge
the many miracles of Jesus.
What happened to them? Because of their doubt and unbelief Jesus was not
able to perform mighty deeds for them. This is what happens to us also once we
start to doubt on our faith on Jesus. We sometimes endeavor to do something we
are full of motivation at the onset. Then due to our lack of faith on God and
on ourselves we are suddenly enveloped with doubt thus, we fail.
Our faith and belief in Jesus will always be rewarded with something
beautiful it may not come on the time that we want it. However, if we would be
patient, if we will be willing to wait and never give up to work for it there
will be abundant reward that awaits us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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