In today's Gospel, Mark 6: 1-6, Jesus visits his hometown, Nazareth, and speaks in the synagogue where He worshipped as a child. The people are astounded by His wisdom, by the mighty deeds that He has performed. They take offense at Him: "Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?"
Every day Jesus comes to visit us in our homes, our "Nazareths". Are our hearts open? Or are they closed by our jealousies, our prejudices, our discriminatory attitudes and behaviors toward those of different beliefs, different color, different sexual orientation, different cultures, greater or lesser intelligence, greater or lesser educational backgrounds, careers we look down upon or up to? Are we closed to the persons in which Jesus disguises Himself, through whom Jesus sends His messages of love, mercy, wisdom; through whom Jesus challenges us? Is Jesus unable to work His miracles in our lives for the reasons given here?
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