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:
Unbelief
ruled the feelings of Jesus’ town mates towards Him because they were familiar
with Him. To them He was just a carpenter’s son; they know Him so well that
they were full of skepticism with His miraculous actions and moving teachings.
But
looking deeper into their motives we can also see that they were envious of the
adulation that Jesus gets from the people. This is the reality of life there
really are people who are envious of the success of their fellowmen. It
happened to Jesus and it’s still happening right now.
Envy and
scorn are unhealthy emotion that muddle one’s mind and heart and it prevents a
person from achieving a positive outlook in his own life.
Jesus
knew of their envy, scorn and lack of faith that’s why He did not perform much
miracle in His native place. If only they were not envious and scornful of
Jesus, if only they were not lacking in faith they could have witnessed and
even received many miracles from Jesus.
We must
always have faith in Jesus and we must discard any envious feelings toward
anyone from within our hearts. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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