He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said,
"Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?"
Then they scoffed,
"He's just the carpenter's son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers... All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?
Matthew 13:54-56 NLT
We love to put people in boxes.
You're from X that means you must be...
Your family is rich/poor/famous/ordinary...
What you do for a living, where you live...what car you drive...
Jesus came from a large family from a poor town in the middle east & despite the wisdom and the miracles people couldn't see past that.
Judged on perception.
They missed his heart, his love, compassion, truth & wisdom.
Lord help me to see people for who they are not the box I want to put them in, let me see their heart and hear their wisdom.
#lovepeople
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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