Friday, December 12, 2014

Matthew 13:53
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous
powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense at him.


Reflection
In our scripture today we see Jesus get heckled in his hometown. This is a continued push to see that God does not operate inside of our assumptions. Just like Joseph and the people of Nazareth, we are all called to change our
assumptions from time to time. When have you had an experience or relationship that forced you to change some of your assumptions? What difference did it make?