GOSPEL READING: LUKE 4:24-30
People around him, in his home town, see in him Jesus the Nazarene. He is seen as a person of the place and nothing more. They have seen him grow with them and they are well aware of his local identity and they were also aware of his talents and capabilities. Their knowledge did not permit them to see beyond the hard facts and realities of their experience.
Jesus proposed to them to have seen at least the prophetic role that he was playing among the people. As any prophet of old, he was doing the miracles. They should have accepted him as a prophet instead they were not even ready to accept him as a prophet. It would be much more difficult for them to accept him as a messiah because that would need a revelation from God. (Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. Mt 16:17)
சொந்த ஊரில் உள்ளவர்கள் அவரை சிறுவயதிலிருந்து பார்த்திருக்கிறார்கள். அவரோடு வளர்ந்திருக்கிறார்கள். அதனால் அவரின் இயல்பு சார்ந்த செயல்களை நன்கு அறிந்திருந்தார்கள். அவர் இறைவாக்கினருக்கான செயல்களை செய்து கொண்டிருக்கிறார் மக்களால் அதை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள இயலவில்லை.
