Gospel
Matthew 13:54-58
A prophet is only despised in his own country
Coming to his home town, Jesus taught the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were astonished and said, ‘Where did the man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? This is the carpenter’s son, surely? Is not his mother the woman called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Jude? His sisters, too, are they not all here with us? So where did the man get it all?’ And they would not accept him. But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is only despised in his own country and in his own house’, and he did not work many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
Reflection
If we look at this reading the people were busy gossiping instead of looking the goodness of Christ. As a result not many benefited from his love and mercy. Today many of us spend a lot of energy talking about the weakness of people instead of focussing on the goodness in them. Can you see the goodness in people?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus we are all God's creation. May we focus on the goodness in each and every one of us and not on their weakness.
Amen
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