2 August 2024 - Only By Grace Reflections
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Topic: WHAT PREVENTS YOU FROM SEEING THE GOODNESS IN PEOPLE?
First Reading: Jeremiah 26: 1-9
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 69: 5, 8-10, 14
Alleluia: First Peter 1: 25
Gospel: Matthew 13: 54-58
When Jesus came home, after being away for some time, He was a changed person. When he left Nazareth, he was the carpenter’s son. When he returned, he was becoming known as a preacher of God’s kingdom and a healer of the sick and the broken. The people of Nazareth could not accept this change. “This is the carpenter’s son, surely?” they asked. “Where did the man get this wisdom?” they wondered. The people of Nazareth could not accept Jesus because he was not the person they once knew.
We too can be slow to accept people who have moved on in some way or another because they are no longer the same persons we once knew. In the case of the people of Nazareth, they maintained a narrow view of Jesus and thus could not accept the changes they saw in Him. We too can be slow to allow our image of Him to be broadened from the basic catechism Jesus of our youth. But this is because Jesus is always beyond our full understanding. We never grasp Him completely and we always have to be open to growing in our knowledge and love of Him until that day we see Him face to face.
This is the 1558th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings.
[NOTE: Let us listen to our brother Jess Ferrer, Head of the CFC Migrants Program, as he brings us today's reflection.
All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s Facebook page. In You Tube, just type
