opposition

Today’s gospel narrates another interesting episode in the life of Jesus.  The three gospel writers, Mark, Matthew and Luke wrote about the same incident, some with more details and preceding events than others.  Today we reflect on Mark’s version found in the opening verses (1-6) of chapter 6.  This is the story when Jesus pays a visit to his hometown in Nazareth, and has a chance to preach in their synagogue on the Sabbath, in his usual eloquent and amazing style.  However, his kababayans  – though they are amazed at his depth of preaching – are not impressed and cynically put him down saying: “Where did this man get these things?  He’s just a carpenter! He’s Mary’s boy. We’ve known him since he was a kid. Who does he think he is?”  Apparently, they had judged Him in their minds beforehand, and had already tagged Him as unworthy of their attention.