Tommy DillonThe good news today is that God loves us and calls us to love one another. Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 that love is patient, love is kind, love rejoices in the truth and love never fails. We are called to be people of great love; to treat every human being as our sister and brother with an all inclusive, forgiving, compassionate love. Jesus embodied this kind of love and showed perfect love when he went back to Nazareth. Unfortunately, they tried to throw him off a cliff. They were not very loving to him in Luke 4:21-30. Talk about being rejected!
I’ve heard "no" a lot in my life but no one has ever tried to throw me over a cliff, at least not yet.
Apparently, Jesus denounced their lack of faith, their injustice and their support of violence, and concluded that no prophet is ever accepted in his home community. Specifically, he said no prophet was ever sent to them because they were so unfaithful, and worse, those who were sent, were sent to heal and serve their enemies. They did not want to hear that.
Jesus had no problem "speaking the truth."
We are reminded in Corinthians and Luke that speaking the truth in love and grace will not always be a popular choice. It may even be a "costly" choice. Too, you may be called cynical or negative.
Why did Jesus talk like this? I think he was trying to wake them up, to shock them into awareness. How would we feel? We’d probably be insulted too, but the challenge today is not to kick him out like they did, not to try to kill him, but to humbly say, "Jesus, you’re right. Help us to turn back to God, to repent, to reach out in love to everyone, including our enemies."
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