January 31, 2010

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REFLECTION:
As long as Jesus announces glad tidings, the crowd responds positively.  But when Jesus challenges their narrowness with the examples of Elijah’s and Elisha’s outreach to Gentiles (Sidon and Syria), they grow furious.  While the gospel is always Good News, it is not always comfortable, because it ever stretches us beyond where we are now.  Our response: amazement or fury, welcoming Jesus or expelling him from our midst, growing in discipleship or stagnating in narrowness.

  • Words of Jesus that are amazing and “gracious” to me are . . .
  • Words of Jesus that I would rather not hear are . . .
  • My response to the gospel usually is . . .

Connecting the Gospel
to the first reading: There at least two points of contact between the first reading and the gospel.  The first is the presentation of Jeremiah and Jesus as prophets who are rejected.  The second is God’s promise of protection and deliverance.

to our experience: So much of our contemporary culture is based on what is popular, for example, American Idol, Nielson ratings, political polls, marketing samples, etc.  Jesus based his message not on popular reaction but on the truth of God’s word.

Reprinted with permission of Liturgical Press from: Living Liturgy

 

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