When Jesus travels to his hometown of Nazareth, he is met with skepticism and disbelief. The townspeople question his authority as a teacher and a healer. How can this carpenter’s son claim to have knowledge of God beyond even that of the temple elders?! They are outraged and offended by his claim to possess a radical new religious truth. Matthew tells us that Jesus performed only a few “deeds of power” before leaving for other territory.
Holy One, please give us the courage to live by your Word, even when our ways of loving and being are misunderstood in our homes, our workplaces, or our communities.
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