Early Death Threat  

The last 2 Sunday Gospels describe Jesus’ first visit to His hometown after He began His public ministry. (Luke 4:14-30). His address in their Synagogue seemed to go well in the beginning but it turned sour in the end. 

Here are the last 2 verses of that Gospel: “When the people in the synagogue heard Him, they were all filled with fury.  They rose up, drove Him out of town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl Him down headlong.  But He passed thru the midst of them and went away.”  

They wanted to kill Jesus right after He reminded them that God healed the widow of Zarephath and Naamen the Syrian. They were Gentiles…not Jews. Maybe His hometown people didn’t like the idea of God loving everyone?  Did that threaten them somehow?

Pope Francis causes a stir when he talks about welcoming immigrants who come to Europe from Africa.  Why does that happen?

What would it mean for us to love everyone the way that God does? If we do that, will someone want to hurl us down a hill headlong as well?