Gospel: Matthew
13:54-58
He went to
his hometown and taught the people in their synagogue. They were amazed and
said, “Where did he get this wisdom and these special powers? 55 Isn’t he the
carpenter’s son? Isn’t Mary his mother and aren’t James, Joseph, Simon and
Judas his brothers? 56 Aren’t all his sisters living here? How did he get all
this?” 57 And so they took offense at
him. Jesus said to them, “The only place where prophets are not welcome is
their hometown and in their own family.” 58 And he did not perform many
miracles there because of their lack of faith.
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Reflection:
What is
superiority complex?
When Jesus
went back to His hometown He was belittled by His by town mates. They couldn’t
believe that He was speaking and teaching in their synagogue for He was just a
carpenter’s son to them.
They had this
feeling of superiority over Jesus but why did they have this feeling of
superiority? Perhaps, it was brought about by their status in life, perhaps
inside their minds they were telling Jesus, who are you to lecture us in the
synagogue when you’re just an ordinary carpenter’s son!
This is the
dilemma of many people who have this mindset of superiority over others. They
already close their minds to what others whom they see as lowly can achieve and
do. They close their minds because they cannot accept it. That someone whom they
used to know as an ordinary person, a carpenter at that could be someone who is
now more known and respected than them.
This is a
behavioral problem that we must at all times avoid for everyone of us are
created by God as equal. Nobody is above anyone else, our money, our education
and status in life don’t give us the license to belittle anyone’s honor and
reputation. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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