Home Is Where His Heart Is

On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” But he turned and rebuked them. Then they went on to another village. (Luke 9:52-56, NRSVCE)

The Samaritan villagers’ lack of hospitality was not a rejection of God’s only begotten son. That was not even on the...