Today's Catholic Bible Reading & Gospel Reflection for July 4th - 14th Sunday, in Ordinary Time, Year B
Homily by : Fr Mathew Charthakuzhiyil
From the Gospel according to Mark
Mk 6:1-6

Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples.
When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue,
and many who heard him were astonished.
They said, “Where did this man get all this?
What kind of wisdom has been given him?
What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands!
Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary,
and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon?
And are not his sisters here with us?”
And they took offense at him.
Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place
and among his own kin and in his own house.”
So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there,
apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them.
He was amazed at their lack of faith

The miracles Jesus performed were the signs of the love of God. Jesus is shocked at the unbelief of the people of Nazareth when they fail to recognize the light of the Truth. Unbelief is a greater problem than we realize. Many people are hindered from experiencing God’s power because of their refusal to believe in God. The people of Nazareth are right when they say that wisdom and mighty deeds are the signs of God’s presence (Jer 10:12; 51:15; Dan 2:20). But they were not able to see that all the promises given to their forefathers are fulfilled in Jesus.

This incident teaches us about the necessity of faith. We need an openness to God’s power active in our own lives in various ways. Faith is the door for God to enter human hearts in order to dwell there. But this door can only be opened from inside. The Gospel says that Jesus is amazed at the people’s lack of faith. Today, Jesus asks us to open our hearts for him, removing the elements of all unbelief. Our God is so simple and has lived among us as a human being, and now it is our turn to embrace him wholeheartedly. Let us give a special place to Jesus in our hearts, as he has given us a very special place in his heart.

Fr. Mathew Charthakuzhiyil


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