Luke 4:24-30
Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth: "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed through the midst of them and went away.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for a special intention.
Where is Christ welcome?
I heard it said that one interpretation of the kingdom of God is us. We make room for God to dwell in us. So, what happens when we reserve that "space" for something else?
The people in today's reading had their own notion of Who Christ is to them, and their conception fell short of Who Christ longs to be in us and for us. Unfortunately, the same goes for me as well, but instead of it being solely from a preconceived notion of Who Jesus is, it often is paired with a preconceived notion of who I am.
Yet, there is that hole that longs to be filled that helps me look away from myself, and it is in those moments that we have the opportunity to turn to Him.
So, if God chooses to strip you of something, or grants you a cross that you did not expect, give thanks and welcome Him so that He may dwell in you. Take care and God Bless.
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