When Jesus returned to the town where he had been raised, he expected to bring them good news, which is Isaiah's prophecy about the Messiah was fulfilled in their hearing (Luke 4:21). He, the Messiah, had come. He would cure their blindness and release their captivity. His kinsmen were only amazed by his gracious words but rejected his claim. In the end, they rejected him and even tried to kill him (4:29), thus rejecting God's mercy.
What else can we say? God cannot be seen. We are literally blind to Him, unless we are able to see Him. But no learning is adequate in order to see Him, unless our spiritual blindness is healed. Whom can we trust to cure our blindness? It takes faith in Jesus Christ whom God sent. He has come but we lack faith in Jesus Christ. Then, we come to a dead end. Will there be any breakthrough?
Jesus has already shown us the way. Perform corporal works of mercy and meet Jesus among the little ones, the needy. Pray quietly to encounter Jesus, to seek enlightenment from him. Perhaps we should fast to do penance for our sins, to soften our numbed conscience. Perhaps we should even go to confession to pour out our sins ...
Lord, I am exhausted. Give me peace. Amen.
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