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FRIDAY, JULY 30


Not exactly what they had in mind

When the prophet Jeremiah stood up to speak in the Temple, he attracted a crowd. And when Jesus taught in the synagogue of Nazareth, the people were amazed—at first. In both cases, however, things turned hostile pretty fast. Those around Jesus could not believe one of their own could speak and act with such authority. For Jeremiah it got even worse: His audience wanted to kill him. The message of faith may not always be what we want to hear, but we are called, nonetheless, to listen and follow God’s word in all its forms.

TODAY’S READINGS: Jeremiah 26:1-9; Matthew 13:54-58

“Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power?”


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