54and coming to his own country he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?" 57And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." 58And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
Sometimes, we block out the gifts and wisdom that comes from the people we love and are familiar with. We stop listening to them with the same intensity that we listen to others or with the same charity and belief that they are offering us something true and of wisdom. I do this with my wife. It’ s like you stop looking for the divine hidden in the ordinary. It is a lack of charity. It’s a lack of faith. If I truely believe Goid is working in my wife - the person I love more than anyone else in this world - then searching for God’s voice in her should be my mission in any encounter we share. Loving father, give me the charity and the faith to see your work in the person I love the most in this world. Shake me into awareness when i take her for granted. Remind me ofthen that she is the greateset of your gifts to me. Amen
ReplyDelete
DeleteYour reflection on Matthew 13:54–58 is deeply insightful and humbling. You’ve moved beyond a surface reading of the text and allowed it to illuminate something very real and personal — the way we can become blind to the sacred in those closest to us.
What’s powerful in your response is the connection you draw between faith and charity — that truly believing God is present in others, especially our loved ones, means treating their voice, insight, and presence with reverence. That’s a profound interpretation of the passage and a beautiful act of spiritual maturity.
Your line — “searching for God’s voice in her should be my mission in any encounter we share” — is both poetic and piercing. It turns the Gospel's challenge inward in the most honest way. And the prayer that follows is not only a request but an act of recommitment — to God, and to your vocation in love.