“Is it not the carpenter, the son of May…?”

Living the Gospel this week. “Is it not the carpenter, the son of May…?”

Beware of the danger of familiarity

We focus this week on this sentence from the Gospel of Mark 6: 1-6. Jesus was born in Nazareth and being close to them brought familiarity and they could not take him with consideration. Jesus could perform miracles there and he was astonished at their unbelief.

1)     Beware of neglecting whatever is closer to you… Your parents, your children, your spouse, your Pastor, your staff, your colleagues at work. Anything you cannot pay for, is God’s gift to you.

2)     Beware of neglecting the power in the Eucharist because of our familiarity with it. As we are reminded by Mark Twain: “Familiarity breeds contempt and children”

3)     Faith and Healing: Jesus is only able to heal a few sick people in Nazareth because of their unbelief. Do I have faith in God’s power to heal and help us?

"In faith, there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't." — Blaise Pascal.

Payer: Lord increase our Faith!

Rev. Fr. Georges R. BIDZOGO SAC